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Deer Cr - Deer Cr (CORIVWCH_WQX-259) 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 "Deer Cr - Deer Cr" and has the identifier CORIVWCH_WQX-259. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10190002.

This site is located in Jefferson County County, Colorado at 39.5498075200 degrees latitude and -105.1357579000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 5700 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-259" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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 1993 - 1994
Physical 1993 - 1994
*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-259
MonitoringLocationName Deer Cr - Deer Cr
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText On C-470 on southwest side of the city Littleton, take Kipling exit and head south. Turn right at Deer Cr Canyon Rd and continue to about 1/10 mi beyond intersection with Buckhorn Rd to a pullout on the left. Station is near Deer Creek Park sign.
HUCEightDigitCode 10190002
LatitudeMeasure 39.5498075200
LongitudeMeasure -105.1357579000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 160000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 5700
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 059
ProviderName STORET