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South Fork Little Humboldt River above Chimney Reservoir (21NEV1_WQX-HS69) 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 Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (identifier 21NEV1_WQX), has the name "South Fork Little Humboldt River above Chimney Reservoir" and has the identifier 21NEV1_WQX-HS69. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)16040109.

This site is located in Humboldt County County, Nevada at 41.4553299000 degrees latitude and -117.0570984000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 4718.00 ft No vertical location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "21NEV1_WQX-HS69" 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 2013 - 2013
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2013 - 2015
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2013 - 2013
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2013 - 2013
Microbiological 2013 - 2015
Nutrient 2013 - 2015
Physical 2013 - 2015
*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 21NEV1_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21NEV1_WQX-HS69
MonitoringLocationName South Fork Little Humboldt River above Chimney Reservoir
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 16040109
LatitudeMeasure 41.4553299000
LongitudeMeasure -117.0570984000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 4718.00
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 32
CountyCode 013
ProviderName STORET