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RITO SECO BLW BATTLE MOUNTAIN MINE (21COL001-8328) 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 "RITO SECO BLW BATTLE MOUNTAIN MINE" and has the identifier 21COL001-8328. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)13010002.

This site is located in Costilla County County, Colorado at 37.2465000 degrees latitude and -105.3736600 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 "21COL001-8328" 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 2000 - 2002
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2000 - 2002
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2000 - 2002
Microbiological 2000 - 2002
Not Assigned 2000 - 2002
Nutrient 2000 - 2002
Physical 2000 - 2002
*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 21COL001-8328
MonitoringLocationName RITO SECO BLW BATTLE MOUNTAIN MINE
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText From Ft. Garland take Hwy 159 to San Luis. About 10 miles from Ft. Garland, take Rd. 19.5 until it intersects with Rito Seco Rd. Take a left and follow road. Sample site is on the right across from the water take on hill.
HUCEightDigitCode 13010002
LatitudeMeasure 37.2465000
LongitudeMeasure -105.3736600
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 0
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName Unknown
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 023
ProviderName STORET