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PURGATOIRE R @ PURGATOIRE RIVER SWA (21COL001-7540) 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 "PURGATOIRE R @ PURGATOIRE RIVER SWA" and has the identifier 21COL001-7540. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)11020010.

This site is located in Bent County County, Colorado at 38.0119833 degrees latitude and -103.2242666 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 4000 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 "21COL001-7540" 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 1994 - 1994
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1994 - 1994
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1994 - 1994
Nutrient 1994 - 1994
Physical 1994 - 1994
*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 21COL001-7540
MonitoringLocationName PURGATOIRE R @ PURGATOIRE RIVER SWA
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText The coordinates were updated via map interpolation to place the site on the river channel. The old coordinates were 38 00' 26` N 103 13' 26` W and they were measured on 07-22-1995.
HUCEightDigitCode 11020010
LatitudeMeasure 38.0119833
LongitudeMeasure -103.2242666
SourceMapScaleNumeric 000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 4000
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName Unknown
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 011
ProviderName STORET