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Rio Grande - Deep Cr Br (CORIVWCH_WQX-129) 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 "Rio Grande - Deep Cr Br" and has the identifier CORIVWCH_WQX-129. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)13010001.

This site is located in Mineral County County, Colorado at 37.8168821200 degrees latitude and -106.9147164000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 8580 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-129" 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*
Biological, Counts 2023 - 2023
Information 2023 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2020 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2002 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1992 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2020 - 2024
Not Assigned 2023 - 2023
Nutrient 2002 - 2024
Physical 1992 - 2025
Physical, Habitat 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-129
MonitoringLocationName Rio Grande - Deep Cr Br
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText From town of Creede, travel approx 1 mi on northbound state hwy 149 to county Rd 806 (Deep Cr Rd). Follow 806 about 0.9 mi south to bridge over Rio Grande.
HUCEightDigitCode 13010001
LatitudeMeasure 37.8168821200
LongitudeMeasure -106.9147164000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 160000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 8580
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 079
ProviderName STORET