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Cattle Cr - Hwy 82 Culvert (CORIVWCH_WQX-7888) 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 "Cattle Cr - Hwy 82 Culvert" and has the identifier CORIVWCH_WQX-7888. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14010004.

This site is located in Garfield County County, Colorado at 39.4564786700 degrees latitude and -107.2622139000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 5980 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-7888" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Upstream and downstream locations

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2008 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2009 - 2025
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2008 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2008 - 2024
Nutrient 2009 - 2025
Physical 2008 - 2025
*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-7888
MonitoringLocationName Cattle Cr - Hwy 82 Culvert
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText From Carbondale - drive north on Hwy 133 to Hwy 82. Turn left toward Glenwood Springs. Go approx 4 miles to Cattle Cr. Turn left, opposite the Cattle Creek Road (right hand turn) and drive through metal gate. Park here. Walk left (south) between the highway and bike path about 200 yards towards Cattle Cr. Sampling location is immediately at exit of culvert.
HUCEightDigitCode 14010004
LatitudeMeasure 39.4564786700
LongitudeMeasure -107.2622139000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 160000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 5980
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 045
ProviderName STORET