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COLORADO RIVER AT FM 580 (TCEQMAIN-12354) 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 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (identifier TCEQMAIN), has the name "COLORADO RIVER AT FM 580" and has the identifier TCEQMAIN-12354. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)12090201.

This site is located in Lampasas County County, Texas at 31.1004000000 degrees latitude and -98.5145000000 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 "TCEQMAIN-12354" 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, Algae, Cyanobacteria 1976 - 1994
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1974 - 1994
Information 1984 - 1996
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1974 - 1996
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1977 - 1977
Microbiological 1974 - 1994
Nutrient 1974 - 1994
Organics, Other 1989 - 1994
Organics, PCBs 1974 - 1975
Organics, Pesticide 1977 - 1978
Physical 1974 - 1996
*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 TCEQMAIN
OrganizationFormalName Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
MonitoringLocationIdentifier TCEQMAIN-12354
MonitoringLocationName COLORADO RIVER AT FM 580
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 12090201
LatitudeMeasure 31.1004000000
LongitudeMeasure -98.5145000000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Photo
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 48
CountyCode 281
ProviderName STORET