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Rio Grande - Closed Basin Project (CORIVWCH_WQX-143) 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 - Closed Basin Project" and has the identifier CORIVWCH_WQX-143. 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 37.4110980000 degrees latitude and -105.7815200000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 7518 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-143" 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 2003 - 2004
Information 2003 - 2004
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2000 - 2007
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2002 - 2007
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1992 - 2007
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2000 - 2007
Not Assigned 2003 - 2004
Nutrient 2002 - 2007
Physical 1992 - 2007
Physical, Habitat 2003 - 2004
*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-143
MonitoringLocationName Rio Grande - Closed Basin Project
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText From junction of US Hwy 160 & state hwy 17 on east side of the town Alamosa, travel east 4 mi on 160 to Newsom Rd. Turn south, continue approx 1 mi to T intersection, turn east. Continue about 1/2 mi to where road crosses canal (near RR crossing). Follow maintenance road along Closed Basin Canal south until reaching the Rio Grande River. Station is approx 50m downstream of where canal enters river. ***Permission must be obtained from USBR Closed Basin Project to enter.***
HUCEightDigitCode 13010002
LatitudeMeasure 37.4110980000
LongitudeMeasure -105.7815200000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 160000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 7518
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 003
ProviderName STORET