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BIG THOMPSON RIVER BELOW LOVELAND, CO. (USGS-06741520) 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 Colorado Water Science Center (identifier USGS-CO), has the name "BIG THOMPSON RIVER BELOW LOVELAND, CO." and has the identifier USGS-06741520. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10190006. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 545 sq mi.

This site is located in Larimer County County, Colorado at 40.38322778000000 degrees latitude and -105.0306972000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from Digital MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 4873 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model" is 1.6 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NAVD88.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-06741520" 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 2021 - 2023
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2006 - 2022
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2021 - 2023
Biological, Fish 2006 - 2022
Information 2001 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1979 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1979 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1979 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1980 - 2023
Microbiological 1979 - 2013
Nutrient 1979 - 2023
Organics, Other 2001 - 2022
Organics, PCBs 2013 - 2013
Organics, PFAS 2022 - 2022
Organics, Pesticide 2013 - 2013
PFAS,Perfluorinated Alkyl Substance 2022 - 2022
PFOA, Perfluorooctanoic Acid 2022 - 2022
Physical 1979 - 2024
Radiochemical 1980 - 2013
Stable Isotopes 2013 - 2013
*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-CO
OrganizationFormalName USGS Colorado Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-06741520
MonitoringLocationName BIG THOMPSON RIVER BELOW LOVELAND, CO.
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 10190006
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 545
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 40.38322778000000
LongitudeMeasure -105.0306972000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 4873
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1.6
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 069
ProviderName NWIS