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BIG HORN GULCH (ARSG-BIG HORN GULCH) 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 Animas River Stakeholders Group (Colorado) (Volunteer) (identifier ARSG), has the name "BIG HORN GULCH" and has the identifier ARSG-BIG HORN GULCH. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14080104.

This site is located in San Juan County County, Colorado at 37.8854700000 degrees latitude and -107.7143800000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 11008 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 "ARSG-BIG HORN GULCH" 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 2015 - 2015
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2015 - 2015
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2015 - 2015
Physical 2015 - 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 ARSG
OrganizationFormalName Animas River Stakeholders Group (Colorado) (Volunteer)
MonitoringLocationIdentifier ARSG-BIG HORN GULCH
MonitoringLocationName BIG HORN GULCH
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText 0.6 mi. abv mouth
HUCEightDigitCode 14080104
LatitudeMeasure 37.8854700000
LongitudeMeasure -107.7143800000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 11008
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 111
ProviderName STORET