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Coal Cr - Blw Empire WWTP (CORIVWCH_WQX-1201) 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 Colorado River Watch (Volunteer) (identifier CORIVWCH_WQX), has the name "Coal Cr - Blw Empire WWTP" and has the identifier CORIVWCH_WQX-1201. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10190005.

This site is located in Boulder County County, Colorado at 39.9763000000 degrees latitude and -105.1164450000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 5276 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 "CORIVWCH_WQX-1201" 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 2023 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2023 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2023 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2023 - 2023
Nutrient 2023 - 2023
Physical 2023 - 2023
*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 CORIVWCH_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Colorado River Watch (Volunteer)
MonitoringLocationIdentifier CORIVWCH_WQX-1201
MonitoringLocationName Coal Cr - Blw Empire WWTP
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText When heading north on Courtesy Rd, continue straight through the first intersection of Courtesy Rd and Empire Rd Hwy 42. Continue to the next intersection of Courtesy Rd and Pine St/Empire Rd, and turn right to head east on Empire Rd. Continue until reaching 10064 Empire Rd and pull off to park along the shoulder (39.976159, -105.116328). Site is located on the north side of Empire Rd where the outfall discharges into Coal Creek.
HUCEightDigitCode 10190005
LatitudeMeasure 39.9763000000
LongitudeMeasure -105.1164450000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 160000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 5276
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 013
ProviderName STORET