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CANADIAN RIVER ABOVE NM-TX STATE LINE, NM (USGS-07227140) 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 New Mexico Water Science Center (identifier USGS-NM), has the name "CANADIAN RIVER ABOVE NM-TX STATE LINE, NM" and has the identifier USGS-07227140. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)11080006. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Quay County County, New Mexico at 35.39005137000000 degrees latitude and -103.0438341000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-07227140" 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, Algae, Phytoplankton 1972 - 1981
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1975 - 1980
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1975 - 1980
Biological, Counts 1974 - 1981
Biological, Fish 1972 - 1973
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1975 - 1980
Information 1969 - 2002
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1969 - 2004
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1969 - 2004
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1969 - 2004
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1969 - 2004
Microbiological 1969 - 1985
Nutrient 1969 - 2002
Organics, Other 1972 - 2002
Organics, PCBs 1972 - 1972
Organics, Pesticide 1969 - 2002
Physical 1969 - 2004
Radiochemical 1981 - 1981
Sediment 1970 - 2000
*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-NM
OrganizationFormalName USGS New Mexico Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-07227140
MonitoringLocationName CANADIAN RIVER ABOVE NM-TX STATE LINE, NM
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 11080006
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 12616.00
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 35.39005137000000
LongitudeMeasure -103.0438341000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 35
CountyCode 037
ProviderName NWIS