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CASCADE CREEK @ HWY 550 (21COL001-9445) 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 "CASCADE CREEK @ HWY 550" and has the identifier 21COL001-9445. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14080104.

This site is located in San Juan County County, Colorado at 37.6591150 degrees latitude and -107.8103316 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 "21COL001-9445" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1999 - 2005
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1999 - 2005
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1999 - 2005
Microbiological 1999 - 2005
Nutrient 1999 - 2005
Physical 1999 - 2005
Radiochemical 2004 - 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 21COL001-9445
MonitoringLocationName CASCADE CREEK @ HWY 550
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText The site is above the highway crossing. The coordinates were interpolated from the site description.
HUCEightDigitCode 14080104
LatitudeMeasure 37.6591150
LongitudeMeasure -107.8103316
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 0
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName Unknown
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 111
ProviderName STORET