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Truckee River above Donner Creek (21NEV1_WQX-NV06-102-M-001) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This river/stream site, maintained by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (identifier 21NEV1_WQX), has the name "Truckee River above Donner Creek" and has the identifier 21NEV1_WQX-NV06-102-M-001. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)16050102.

This site is located in Placer County County, California at 39.3093414000 degrees latitude and -120.2052002000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 5845.00 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-NV06-102-M-001" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1999 - 2011
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1999 - 2011
Microbiological 1999 - 2011
Nutrient 1999 - 2011
Physical 1999 - 2011
*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-NV06-102-M-001
MonitoringLocationName Truckee River above Donner Creek
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText LONG TERM MONITORING SITE. THIS SITE IS SAMPLED MONTHLY BY DRI. ITS LOCATED ABOUT 1-2 MILE ABOVE DONNER CREEK AT A PARKING AREA ON THE WEST BANK ON THE EAST SIDE OF HIGHWAY 89.
HUCEightDigitCode 16050102
LatitudeMeasure 39.3093414000
LongitudeMeasure -120.2052002000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 5845.00
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 06
CountyCode 061
ProviderName STORET