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LAKE FORK ARKANSAS (NARS_WQX-WCOP03-R010) 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 EPA National Aquatic Resources Survey (NARS) (identifier NARS_WQX), has the name "LAKE FORK ARKANSAS" and has the identifier NARS_WQX-WCOP03-R010. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)11020001.

This site is located in Lake County County, Colorado at 39.2855500000 degrees latitude and -106.4491900000 degrees longitude using the datum WGS84. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 3087 m 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 "NARS_WQX-WCOP03-R010" 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 - 2003
*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 NARS_WQX
OrganizationFormalName EPA National Aquatic Resources Survey (NARS)
MonitoringLocationIdentifier NARS_WQX-WCOP03-R010
MonitoringLocationName LAKE FORK ARKANSAS
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText XLON_DD="-106.448611";XLAT_DD="39.285556";STRAHLER="2";ST_ORDER="2nd";FLOWSITE="WADEABLE";SITETYPE="WESTHAND";XSTATUS="SAMPLEABLE";VALXSTAT="WADEABLE";TNT="T";INDXVIS_EXTENT="NO";SAMPCHEM="YES";INDXVIS_CHEM="NO";INDEXYR_CHEM="2003";INDEXVIS_CHEM="1";SAMPBENT="YES";INDEX_SAMPTYPE="REACHWIDE";INDEXYR_BENT="2003";INDEXVIS_BENT="1";INDXVIS_BENT="NO";SAMPPHAB="YES";INDXVIS_PHAB="NO";INDEXYR_PHAB="2003";INDEXVIS_PHAB="1";EPAREGION="REGION__8";WESTEAST="WEST";RT_WSA="R";WSAREA="14.266";ECO3="21";ECO3_NM="SOUTHERN ROCKIES";ECOWSA9="WMT";ECOWSA3="WMTNS";NAECO3="6.2.14";NAECO2="6.2";NAECO2_NM="WESTERN CORDILLERA";NAECO1="6";ECOREPORT="WESTERN CORDILLERA";HUC2="11";HUC4="1102";HUC6="110200";HUC8_NM="ARKANSAS HEADWATERS" See WSA publication EPA841-B-06-002 for description of description fields.
HUCEightDigitCode 11020001
LatitudeMeasure 39.2855500000
LongitudeMeasure -106.4491900000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 3087
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode m
VerticalCollectionMethodName Other
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 065
ProviderName STORET