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Curecanti - 1st Br (CORIVWCH_WQX-574) 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 "Curecanti - 1st Br" and has the identifier CORIVWCH_WQX-574. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14020002.

This site is located in Gunnison County County, Colorado at 38.4628268500 degrees latitude and -107.4238779000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 7660 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-574" 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, Major, Metals 1999 - 2000
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1996 - 2000
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1999 - 2000
Physical 1996 - 2000
*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-574
MonitoringLocationName Curecanti - 1st Br
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText From junction of US Hwy 50 & state hwy 92 at west end of Blue Mesa Reservoir, travel approx 5.8 mi west on 92 to Pioneer Point Overlook. Park and walk about 1.5 mi north on Curecanti Cr Trail; station is just north of first bridge crossing.
HUCEightDigitCode 14020002
LatitudeMeasure 38.4628268500
LongitudeMeasure -107.4238779000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 160000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 7660
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 051
ProviderName STORET