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ICY BROOK--DOWNSTREAM SAMPLING SITE (11NPSWRD_WQX-ROMO_SH_HLCR) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: STORET (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This river/stream site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "ICY BROOK--DOWNSTREAM SAMPLING SITE" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-ROMO_SH_HLCR. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10190006.

This site is located in Larimer County County, Colorado at 40.2867778000 degrees latitude and -105.6637222000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "11NPSWRD_WQX-ROMO_SH_HLCR" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Nutrient 1995 - 1995
Physical 1995 - 1995
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

For the definitions of the metadata elements, please go to the Water Quality Portal user guide

Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-ROMO_SH_HLCR
MonitoringLocationName ICY BROOK--DOWNSTREAM SAMPLING SITE
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE MCHENRYS PEAK CO LARIMER 7.5' SERIES (TOPO.) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS AT THE DOWNSTREAM SAMPLING POINT AT ICY BROOK AND IS LOCATED IN ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK. THE DATA WERE COLLECTED BY SUSAN HOFFMEISTER OF COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY IN FORT COLLINS CO AS PART OF THE LONGTERM ECOLOGICAL MONITORING SYSTEM (EMS) DESIGNED TO ESTABLISH AND MONITOR RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN WATER QUALITY AND BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES IN TWO STREAMS IN ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PARK; CONTACT THE CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK; ESTES PARK CO 80517 (TEL. 9705861206). DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY MARGARET MATTER AND ADRIANE PETERSEN; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525 (TEL. 9702253516).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 10190006
LatitudeMeasure 40.2867778000
LongitudeMeasure -105.6637222000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 069
ProviderName STORET