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SOUTH COTTONWOOD CREEK BELOW COTTONWOOD CREEK (21COL001-7166) 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 "SOUTH COTTONWOOD CREEK BELOW COTTONWOOD CREEK" and has the identifier 21COL001-7166. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)11020001.

This site is located in Chaffee County County, Colorado at 38.7813333 degrees latitude and -106.2765100 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 9602 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 "21COL001-7166" 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 2005 - 2005
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2005 - 2005
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2005 - 2005
Nutrient 2005 - 2005
Physical 2005 - 2005
*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 21COL001-7166
MonitoringLocationName SOUTH COTTONWOOD CREEK BELOW COTTONWOOD CREEK
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Below FR 344 bridge
HUCEightDigitCode 11020001
LatitudeMeasure 38.7813333
LongitudeMeasure -106.2765100
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 9602
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 015
ProviderName STORET