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JUNCTION CREEK @ MOUTH (21COL001_WQX-9422) 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 "JUNCTION CREEK @ MOUTH" and has the identifier 21COL001_WQX-9422. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14080104.

This site is located in La Plata County County, Colorado at 37.2854800000 degrees latitude and -107.8721980000 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-9422" 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 2023 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2009 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2009 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2009 - 2024
Microbiological 2009 - 2024
Nutrient 2009 - 2024
Organics, Other 2023 - 2024
Physical 2009 - 2024
Radiochemical 2023 - 2024
*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-9422
MonitoringLocationName JUNCTION CREEK @ MOUTH
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Take Hwy 550 through Durango. Take a right on 22nd Street. Quick left into Days End Motel. Follow one way path to back of motel. Sample near the pedestrian bridge.
HUCEightDigitCode 14080104
LatitudeMeasure 37.2854800000
LongitudeMeasure -107.8721980000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 067
ProviderName STORET