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Rio Grande above Rio Rancho WWTP #3 outfall. (SANDIAWQ_WQX-RG005) 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 Pueblo of Sandia Water Quality Program (New Mexico) (identifier SANDIAWQ_WQX), has the name "Rio Grande above Rio Rancho WWTP #3 outfall." and has the identifier SANDIAWQ_WQX-RG005. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)13020203.

This site is located in Sandoval County County, New Mexico at 35.2826430000 degrees latitude and -106.5974450000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "SANDIAWQ_WQX-RG005" 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*
Information 2011 - 2025
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2015 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2015 - 2025
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2015 - 2025
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2015 - 2025
Microbiological 2013 - 2025
Not Assigned 2022 - 2024
Nutrient 2015 - 2025
Organics, Other 2011 - 2022
Organics, Pesticide 2021 - 2025
PFAS,Perfluorinated Alkyl Substance 2022 - 2023
Physical 2011 - 2025
Radiochemical 2022 - 2024
*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 SANDIAWQ_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Pueblo of Sandia Water Quality Program (New Mexico)
MonitoringLocationIdentifier SANDIAWQ_WQX-RG005
MonitoringLocationName Rio Grande above Rio Rancho WWTP #3 outfall.
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText West side of the Rio Grande, 250 feet above effluent channel.
HUCEightDigitCode 13020203
LatitudeMeasure 35.2826430000
LongitudeMeasure -106.5974450000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Satellite
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 35
CountyCode 043
ProviderName STORET