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PECOS RIVER AT RED BLUFF, NM (USGS-08407500) 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 "PECOS RIVER AT RED BLUFF, NM" and has the identifier USGS-08407500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)13060011. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 19540 sq mi.

This site is located in Eddy County County, New Mexico at 32.07519167000000 degrees latitude and -104.0394361000000 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 2851.64 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .05 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-08407500" 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 1972 - 2015
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1975 - 1980
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1974 - 1980
Biological, Counts 1974 - 1981
Biological, Fish 1972 - 2015
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1974 - 1980
Information 1969 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1959 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1959 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1959 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1959 - 2023
Microbiological 1969 - 1994
Nutrient 1960 - 2015
Organics, Other 1972 - 2023
Organics, PCBs 1972 - 1982
Organics, PFAS 2020 - 2023
Organics, Pesticide 1969 - 2020
PFAS,Perfluorinated Alkyl Substance 2020 - 2023
PFOA, Perfluorooctanoic Acid 2020 - 2023
Physical 1959 - 2023
Radiochemical 1972 - 2023
Sediment 1969 - 1994
Stable Isotopes 1984 - 2015
*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-08407500
MonitoringLocationName PECOS RIVER AT RED BLUFF, NM
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 13060011
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 19540
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 32.07519167000000
LongitudeMeasure -104.0394361000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 2851.64
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .05
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 35
CountyCode 015
ProviderName NWIS