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MILK CK. NR 180 RD. EAST OF AXIAL (21COL001-11342) 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 "MILK CK. NR 180 RD. EAST OF AXIAL" and has the identifier 21COL001-11342. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14050002.

This site is located in Moffat County County, Colorado at 40.2963333 degrees latitude and -107.7585833 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 6309 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 "21COL001-11342" 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 1996 - 1997
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1996 - 1997
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1996 - 1997
Microbiological 1996 - 1997
Nutrient 1996 - 1997
Physical 1996 - 1997
*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 21COL001-11342
MonitoringLocationName MILK CK. NR 180 RD. EAST OF AXIAL
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Milk Creek near Axial. East of intersection of Hwy 13 on 180 Rd about 1 mile to the Proctor Ranch. At creek just behind Ranch house.
HUCEightDigitCode 14050002
LatitudeMeasure 40.2963333
LongitudeMeasure -107.7585833
SourceMapScaleNumeric 000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 6309
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 081
ProviderName STORET