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Coal Cr - Blw DW7 (CORIVWCH_WQX-1204) 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 DW7" and has the identifier CORIVWCH_WQX-1204. 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 39.9792050600 degrees latitude and -105.1091951000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 5301 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-1204" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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-1204
MonitoringLocationName Coal Cr - Blw DW7
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Options 1: Park at the corner of Centaur Village Dr and Erin Way (39.979157, -105.110960). Head to the trail access within the culdesac directly to the southeast. When you come to Coal Creek Trail, turn left to head northeast. Continue 420 ft. along the trail and the sampling location is within the creek on your left, just past the riffle/along the bend. Option 2: 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. until reaching the Coal Creek Trail (39.9761563221378, -105.11322844086705). Park and head north along the trail and continue across the first and second pedestrian bridges. Once you have crossed the second pedestrian bridge continue approximately 0.3 miles along the trail until reaching 39.97920506, -105.1091951 within the creek.
HUCEightDigitCode 10190005
LatitudeMeasure 39.9792050600
LongitudeMeasure -105.1091951000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 160000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 5301
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 013
ProviderName STORET