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RIO GRANDE BELOW ELEPHANT BUTTE DAM, NM (USGS-08361000) 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 "RIO GRANDE BELOW ELEPHANT BUTTE DAM, NM" and has the identifier USGS-08361000. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)13030101. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 29450 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 26510 sq mi.

This site is located in Sierra County County, New Mexico at 33.14851110000000 degrees latitude and -107.2067833000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from Digital MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 4243.22 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS3 - Level 3 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .11 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-08361000" 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 1979 - 1981
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1979 - 1980
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1979 - 1980
Biological, Counts 1979 - 1981
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1979 - 1980
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1979 - 1982
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1975 - 1982
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1976 - 1982
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1979 - 1982
Microbiological 1979 - 1982
Nutrient 1975 - 1982
Organics, Other 1979 - 1981
Organics, Pesticide 1976 - 1976
Physical 1975 - 2008
Radiochemical 1981 - 1981
Sediment 1979 - 1982
*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-08361000
MonitoringLocationName RIO GRANDE BELOW ELEPHANT BUTTE DAM, NM
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 13030101
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 29450
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 26510
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 33.14851110000000
LongitudeMeasure -107.2067833000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 4243.22
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .11
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS3 - Level 3 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 35
CountyCode 051
ProviderName NWIS