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TIMPAS CREEK AT HWY 50 NR SWINK (21COL001_WQX-7501A) 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 "TIMPAS CREEK AT HWY 50 NR SWINK" and has the identifier 21COL001_WQX-7501A. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)11020005.

This site is located in Otero County County, Colorado at 38.0216500000 degrees latitude and -103.6389320000 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-7501A" 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, Metals 2015 - 2019
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2015 - 2019
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2015 - 2019
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2015 - 2019
Nutrient 2015 - 2019
Organics, Other 2018 - 2018
Organics, Pesticide 2018 - 2018
Physical 2015 - 2019
Radiochemical 2015 - 2019
*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-7501A
MonitoringLocationName TIMPAS CREEK AT HWY 50 NR SWINK
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText West of Swink on Road 24 and HWY 50. The site is above the confluence with the Arkansas River.
HUCEightDigitCode 11020005
LatitudeMeasure 38.0216500000
LongitudeMeasure -103.6389320000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 089
ProviderName STORET