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VEGA RESERVOIR SITE 1 BOTTOM (21COL001_WQX-11158A2) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: STORET (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This reservoir site, maintained by the Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment-WQCD (identifier 21COL001_WQX), has the name "VEGA RESERVOIR SITE 1 BOTTOM" and has the identifier 21COL001_WQX-11158A2. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14010005.

This site is located in Mesa County County, Colorado at 39.2239800000 degrees latitude and -107.8087600000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal 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_WQX-11158A2" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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, Metals 2015 - 2022
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2006 - 2022
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2006 - 2022
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2006 - 2022
Nutrient 2006 - 2022
Organics, Other 2015 - 2022
Physical 2006 - 2022
Radiochemical 2015 - 2022
*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_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment-WQCD
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21COL001_WQX-11158A2
MonitoringLocationName VEGA RESERVOIR SITE 1 BOTTOM
MonitoringLocationTypeName Reservoir
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText NR DAM
HUCEightDigitCode 14010005
LatitudeMeasure 39.2239800000
LongitudeMeasure -107.8087600000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 077
ProviderName STORET