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NORTH TURKEY CREEK AT THE MOUTH (21COL001-5756) 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 "NORTH TURKEY CREEK AT THE MOUTH" and has the identifier 21COL001-5756. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10190002.

This site is located in Jefferson County County, Colorado at 39.5940833 degrees latitude and -105.2194800 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 0 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 "21COL001-5756" 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

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 2004 - 2008
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2004 - 2008
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2004 - 2008
Microbiological 2004 - 2008
Nutrient 2004 - 2008
Physical 2004 - 2008
Radiochemical 2004 - 2008
*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 21COL001-5756
MonitoringLocationName NORTH TURKEY CREEK AT THE MOUTH
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText North Turkey Creek approx. 200ft u/s of confluence with S. Turkey Creek, at Turkey Creek Park, approx. 500ft N. of intersection of S. Turkey Creek Rd and N. Turkey Creek Rd
HUCEightDigitCode 10190002
LatitudeMeasure 39.5940833
LongitudeMeasure -105.2194800
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 0
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName Unknown
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 059
ProviderName STORET