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Alto Lake Inlet - 57EagleC030.1 (21NMEX_WQX-57EagleC030.1) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: STORET (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This reservoir site, maintained by the NM Environmental Dept./SWQB (identifier 21NMEX_WQX), has the name "Alto Lake Inlet - 57EagleC030.1" and has the identifier 21NMEX_WQX-57EagleC030.1. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)13060008.

This site is located in Lincoln County County, New Mexico at 33.3964830000 degrees latitude and -105.6759000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 7287 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 "21NMEX_WQX-57EagleC030.1" 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 2024 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2024 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2024 - 2024
Microbiological 2024 - 2024
Nutrient 2015 - 2024
Physical 2015 - 2024
Radiochemical 2024 - 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 21NMEX_WQX
OrganizationFormalName NM Environmental Dept./SWQB
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21NMEX_WQX-57EagleC030.1
MonitoringLocationName Alto Lake Inlet - 57EagleC030.1
MonitoringLocationTypeName Reservoir
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Diversion from Eagle Creek flows into Alto Lake through a culvert.
HUCEightDigitCode 13060008
LatitudeMeasure 33.3964830000
LongitudeMeasure -105.6759000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 7287
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Differential
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 35
CountyCode 027
ProviderName STORET