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CORKSCREW GULCH D/S MIDNIGHT MINE (21COL001-10698E) 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 "CORKSCREW GULCH D/S MIDNIGHT MINE" and has the identifier 21COL001-10698E. 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 37.9190833 degrees latitude and -107.6725000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 10867 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 "21COL001-10698E" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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 2004 - 2004
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2004 - 2004
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2004 - 2004
Microbiological 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

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 21COL001-10698E
MonitoringLocationName CORKSCREW GULCH D/S MIDNIGHT MINE
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText 8.0 mi. south of Ouray on Hwy 550 go 0.3 mi east on dirt road at foot of Idarado Tailings Pile and 1.8 mi. southeast on the Corkscrew Gulch Road. Samples collected adjaceant to Road.
HUCEightDigitCode 14020006
LatitudeMeasure 37.9190833
LongitudeMeasure -107.6725000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 10867
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 091
ProviderName STORET