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COLORADO RIVER AT NIB, ABOVE MORELOS DAM, AZ (USGS-09522000) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: NWIS (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This stream site, maintained by the USGS Arizona Water Science Center (identifier USGS-AZ), has the name "COLORADO RIVER AT NIB, ABOVE MORELOS DAM, AZ" and has the identifier USGS-09522000. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)15030107. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 246700 sq mi.

This site is located in Yuma County County, Arizona at 32.71865870000000 degrees latitude and -114.7188444000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 10 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 119.33 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Level or other surveyed method." is 0.1 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-09522000" 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*
Biological 1975 - 1975
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1973 - 2020
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1974 - 1980
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1974 - 1980
Biological, Counts 1974 - 1981
Biological, Fish 2014 - 2020
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1974 - 1980
Information 1971 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1961 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1961 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1973 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1973 - 2023
Microbiological 1970 - 2019
Nutrient 1973 - 2023
Organics, Other 1973 - 2024
Organics, PCBs 1972 - 1982
Organics, Pesticide 1971 - 2024
Physical 1961 - 2024
Population/Community 1977 - 1977
Radiochemical 1972 - 2007
Sediment 1979 - 2023
Stable Isotopes 1997 - 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 USGS-AZ
OrganizationFormalName USGS Arizona Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-09522000
MonitoringLocationName COLORADO RIVER AT NIB, ABOVE MORELOS DAM, AZ
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 15030107
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 246700
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 32.71865870000000
LongitudeMeasure -114.7188444000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 10
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 119.33
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 0.1
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 04
CountyCode 027
ProviderName NWIS