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MIDDLE FORK LITTLE SNAKE R. @ FS RD. 551 (21COL001-11404) 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 "MIDDLE FORK LITTLE SNAKE R. @ FS RD. 551" and has the identifier 21COL001-11404. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14050003.

This site is located in Routt County County, Colorado at 40.9903300 degrees latitude and -107.0441600 degrees longitude using the datum UNKWN. 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 "21COL001-11404" 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

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, Non-metals 1998 - 2002
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1998 - 2002
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1998 - 2002
Microbiological 2001 - 2002
Nutrient 1998 - 2002
Physical 1998 - 2002
*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 21COL001-11404
MonitoringLocationName MIDDLE FORK LITTLE SNAKE R. @ FS RD. 551
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Take Rd 129 North from Steamboat past the town of Columbine. Road will fork-take left fork and continue until you approach the 3 Forks Ranch house. Take the first right onto Forest Service Rd 551. Approximately, 0.2 miles is the bridge that crosses the stream. The site is upstream of the confluence with the North Fork.
HUCEightDigitCode 14050003
LatitudeMeasure 40.9903300
LongitudeMeasure -107.0441600
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 107
ProviderName STORET