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S. CHICAGO CR. NEAR MOUTH @ HWY 103 & FR 247 (21COL001_WQX-5675) 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-WQCD (identifier 21COL001_WQX), has the name "S. CHICAGO CR. NEAR MOUTH @ HWY 103 & FR 247" and has the identifier 21COL001_WQX-5675. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10190004.

This site is located in Clear Creek County County, Colorado at 39.6775000000 degrees latitude and -105.6156940000 degrees longitude using the datum WGS84. 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-5675" 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*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 2013 - 2013
Biological, Counts 2003 - 2013
Information 2013 - 2013
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2013 - 2014
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2013 - 2014
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2013 - 2014
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2013 - 2014
Nutrient 2013 - 2014
Physical 2013 - 2014
Radiochemical 2013 - 2014
*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-5675
MonitoringLocationName S. CHICAGO CR. NEAR MOUTH @ HWY 103 & FR 247
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE SITE IS NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF FR 247 AND HWY 103, SOUTHEAST OF IDAHO SPRINGS
HUCEightDigitCode 10190004
LatitudeMeasure 39.6775000000
LongitudeMeasure -105.6156940000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 019
ProviderName STORET