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Artesia, City of/WWTP (21NMEX_WQX-NM0022268) 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_WQX), has the name "Artesia, City of/WWTP" and has the identifier 21NMEX_WQX-NM0022268. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)13060007.

This site is located in Eddy County County, New Mexico at 32.8555600000 degrees latitude and -104.3583700000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 1010 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_WQX-NM0022268" 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, Minor, Metals 2013 - 2013
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2013 - 2013
Microbiological 2013 - 2013
Nutrient 2013 - 2013
Organics, BDEs 2013 - 2013
Organics, Other 2013 - 2013
Organics, Pesticide 2013 - 2013
Physical 2013 - 2013
Radiochemical 2013 - 2013
Stable Isotopes 2013 - 2013
*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-NM0022268
MonitoringLocationName Artesia, City of/WWTP
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 13060007
LatitudeMeasure 32.8555600000
LongitudeMeasure -104.3583700000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1010
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode m
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 35
CountyCode 015
ProviderName STORET