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NORTH QUARTZ CREEK AT QUARTZ CAMPGROUND (21COL001-10334) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This river/stream site, maintained by the Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment (identifier 21COL001), has the name "NORTH QUARTZ CREEK AT QUARTZ CAMPGROUND" and has the identifier 21COL001-10334. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14020003.

This site is located in Gunnison County County, Colorado at 38.6385833 degrees latitude and -106.4690800 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 9895 ft No vertical location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "21COL001-10334" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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*
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2004 - 2004
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2004 - 2004
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2004 - 2004
Nutrient 2004 - 2004
Physical 2004 - 2004
Radiochemical 2004 - 2004
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 21COL001
OrganizationFormalName Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21COL001-10334
MonitoringLocationName NORTH QUARTZ CREEK AT QUARTZ CAMPGROUND
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText At Quartz Campground Approximately 3 Miles NE Of Pitkin On F.R. 765. Site Is Above Road And Culvert.
HUCEightDigitCode 14020003
LatitudeMeasure 38.6385833
LongitudeMeasure -106.4690800
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 9895
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 051
ProviderName STORET