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BLUE R. ABV DILLON RESERVOIR (21COL001-000115) 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 Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment (identifier 21COL001), has the name "BLUE R. ABV DILLON RESERVOIR" and has the identifier 21COL001-000115. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14010002.

This site is located in Summit County County, Colorado at 39.5666600 degrees latitude and -106.0491000 degrees longitude using the datum WGS84. 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 "21COL001-000115" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application
Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1971 - 1983
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1971 - 2008
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1971 - 2008
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1971 - 2008
Microbiological 1971 - 2008
Not Assigned 1971 - 1977
Nutrient 1971 - 2008
Organics, Other 1971 - 1983
Physical 1971 - 2008
Radiochemical 1974 - 2004
*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 21COL001
OrganizationFormalName Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21COL001-000115
MonitoringLocationName BLUE R. ABV DILLON RESERVOIR
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Hwy 9 S. - Swan Mtn.rd N.E.over 1st brdg - SAMPLE u/s OF BRIDGE (atlas p. 38)
HUCEightDigitCode 14010002
LatitudeMeasure 39.5666600
LongitudeMeasure -106.0491000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Differential
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 117
ProviderName STORET