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Rio Grande - S Alamosa (CORIVWCH_WQX-142) 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 - S Alamosa" and has the identifier CORIVWCH_WQX-142. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)13010002.

This site is located in Alamosa County County, Colorado at 37.4515343200 degrees latitude and -105.8429811000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 7525 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-142" 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, Minor, Metals 1992 - 1995
Physical 1992 - 1995
*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-142
MonitoringLocationName Rio Grande - S Alamosa
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText From ASC campus, travel east on US 160 to State Ave, turn south and continue to 12th St. Turn east, 12th will become S River Rd - follow this approx 1 mile to old farmhouse on east side of road. Sample behind farmhouse.
HUCEightDigitCode 13010002
LatitudeMeasure 37.4515343200
LongitudeMeasure -105.8429811000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 160000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 7525
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 003
ProviderName STORET