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GUNNISON RIVER NEAR GRAND JUNCTION, CO. (USGS-09152500) 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 "GUNNISON RIVER NEAR GRAND JUNCTION, CO." and has the identifier USGS-09152500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14020005. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 7923 sq mi.

This site is located in Mesa County County, Colorado at 38.98331575000000 degrees latitude and -108.4506446000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 4631.37 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .1 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-09152500" 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, Phytoplankton 1975 - 2022
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1979 - 1980
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1979 - 1980
Biological, Counts 1975 - 1981
Biological, Fish 1998 - 2022
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1979 - 1980
Information 1947 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1931 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1931 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1931 - 2022
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1948 - 2023
Microbiological 1975 - 2002
Nutrient 1931 - 2023
Organics, Other 1975 - 2022
Organics, PCBs 1995 - 1995
Organics, Pesticide 1995 - 1998
Physical 1931 - 2024
Radiochemical 1981 - 2022
Sediment 1959 - 2023
Stable Isotopes 2020 - 2023
*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-09152500
MonitoringLocationName GUNNISON RIVER NEAR GRAND JUNCTION, CO.
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 14020005
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 7923
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 38.98331575000000
LongitudeMeasure -108.4506446000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 4631.37
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .1
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 077
ProviderName NWIS