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UNCOMPAHGRE R ABV RED MOUNTAIN CK @ STATE HWY 550 (21COL001-10609) 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 "UNCOMPAHGRE R ABV RED MOUNTAIN CK @ STATE HWY 550" and has the identifier 21COL001-10609. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14020006.

This site is located in Ouray County County, Colorado at 37.9883816 degrees latitude and -107.6494333 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 9866 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 "21COL001-10609" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1995 - 2006
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1995 - 2006
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1995 - 2006
Microbiological 1995 - 2006
Nutrient 1995 - 2006
Physical 1995 - 2006
Radiochemical 2004 - 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 21COL001-10609
MonitoringLocationName UNCOMPAHGRE R ABV RED MOUNTAIN CK @ STATE HWY 550
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText South of Ouray at upstream side of State Hwy 550 crossing.
HUCEightDigitCode 14020006
LatitudeMeasure 37.9883816
LongitudeMeasure -107.6494333
SourceMapScaleNumeric 000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation - Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 9866
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName Unknown
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 091
ProviderName STORET