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FOUNTAIN CK. AT NEVADA AVE. (21COL001-7306) 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 "FOUNTAIN CK. AT NEVADA AVE." and has the identifier 21COL001-7306. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)11020003.

This site is located in El Paso County County, Colorado at 38.8162650 degrees latitude and -104.8225999 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. 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 "21COL001-7306" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2005 - 2008
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1998 - 2008
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1998 - 2008
Microbiological 2005 - 2008
Nutrient 1998 - 2008
Physical 1998 - 2008
Radiochemical 1998 - 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 21COL001-7306
MonitoringLocationName FOUNTAIN CK. AT NEVADA AVE.
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText The site is near Dorchester Park in Colorado Springs, close to the I-25 overpass.
HUCEightDigitCode 11020003
LatitudeMeasure 38.8162650
LongitudeMeasure -104.8225999
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 0
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName Unknown
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 041
ProviderName STORET