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Carrizozo Creek near NM406 (DCR 12) (21NMEX-02CARRIZ002.7) 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 NM Environmental Dept./SWQB (identifier 21NMEX), has the name "Carrizozo Creek near NM406 (DCR 12)" and has the identifier 21NMEX-02CARRIZ002.7. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)11040001.

This site is located in Union County County, New Mexico at 36.8898000 degrees latitude and -103.0084000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 1330 m 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 "21NMEX-02CARRIZ002.7" 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 2000 - 2000
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2000 - 2000
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2000 - 2000
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2000 - 2000
Microbiological 2000 - 2000
Nutrient 2000 - 2000
Organics, Other 2000 - 2000
Physical 2000 - 2002
Radiochemical 2000 - 2000
*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 21NMEX
OrganizationFormalName NM Environmental Dept./SWQB
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21NMEX-02CARRIZ002.7
MonitoringLocationName Carrizozo Creek near NM406 (DCR 12)
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 11040001
LatitudeMeasure 36.8898000
LongitudeMeasure -103.0084000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1330
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode m
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 35
CountyCode 059
ProviderName STORET