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KERBER CREEK AT USGS GAGE (21COL001_WQX-8695) 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 "KERBER CREEK AT USGS GAGE" and has the identifier 21COL001_WQX-8695. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)13010003.

This site is located in Saguache County County, Colorado at 38.2201510000 degrees latitude and -106.0897250000 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-8695" 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, Counts 2004 - 2004
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2009 - 2013
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2008 - 2013
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2008 - 2013
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2008 - 2013
Microbiological 2008 - 2009
Nutrient 2008 - 2013
Physical 2008 - 2013
Radiochemical 2012 - 2013
*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-8695
MonitoringLocationName KERBER CREEK AT USGS GAGE
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Kerber Creek at USGS gage located on LL-56 Road just past Cty Rd HH50.
HUCEightDigitCode 13010003
LatitudeMeasure 38.2201510000
LongitudeMeasure -106.0897250000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 109
ProviderName STORET