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San Miguel at Ledges Campground (SMWC-SMWC_49_SMLC) 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 San Miguel Watershed Coalition (Volunteer)* (identifier SMWC), has the name "San Miguel at Ledges Campground" and has the identifier SMWC-SMWC_49_SMLC. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14030003.

This site is located in Montrose County County, Colorado at 38.2467333900 degrees latitude and -108.3822383600 degrees longitude using the datum OTHER. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 1785.28 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 "SMWC-SMWC_49_SMLC" 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 2018 - 2018
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2018 - 2018
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2018 - 2018
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2018 - 2018
Nutrient 2018 - 2018
Physical 2014 - 2018
Radiochemical 2018 - 2018
*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 SMWC
OrganizationFormalName San Miguel Watershed Coalition (Volunteer)*
MonitoringLocationIdentifier SMWC-SMWC_49_SMLC
MonitoringLocationName San Miguel at Ledges Campground
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText San Miguel at Ledges Campground
HUCEightDigitCode 14030003
LatitudeMeasure 38.2467333900
LongitudeMeasure -108.3822383600
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName OTHER
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1785.28
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode m
VerticalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 085
ProviderName STORET