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IOWA GULCH BLW BLACK CLOUD MINE TREATMENT PLANT (21COL001-7188) 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 "IOWA GULCH BLW BLACK CLOUD MINE TREATMENT PLANT" and has the identifier 21COL001-7188. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)11020001.

This site is located in Lake County County, Colorado at 39.2221666 degrees latitude and -106.2430000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 10696 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 "21COL001-7188" 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 2003 - 2006
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2003 - 2006
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2003 - 2006
Microbiological 2003 - 2006
Nutrient 2003 - 2006
Physical 2003 - 2006
Radiochemical 2003 - 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 21COL001-7188
MonitoringLocationName IOWA GULCH BLW BLACK CLOUD MINE TREATMENT PLANT
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText From Leadville, take Toledo Rd. and turn right. Continue climbing until you get to the Black Cloud Mine. Just before the entrance gates, take a right and continue right along holding ponds and along gulch. Continue about 1 mile on dirt rd. Turn left at next intersection and sample at crossing.
HUCEightDigitCode 11020001
LatitudeMeasure 39.2221666
LongitudeMeasure -106.2430000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 10696
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 065
ProviderName STORET