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ANIMAS RIVER AT FARMINGTON, NM (USGS-09364500) 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 "ANIMAS RIVER AT FARMINGTON, NM" and has the identifier USGS-09364500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14080104. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 1360 sq mi.

This site is located in San Juan County County, New Mexico at 36.72250000000000 degrees latitude and -108.2017500000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is Unknown Unknown. This site is at an elevation of 5280 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 100 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-09364500" 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 - 2022
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1972 - 2022
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1979 - 1980
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1979 - 2022
Biological, Counts 1979 - 1981
Biological, Fish 1972 - 2011
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1979 - 1980
Information 1999 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1955 - 2022
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1955 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1955 - 2022
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1955 - 2022
Microbiological 1970 - 2022
Nutrient 1900 - 2022
Organics, Other 1972 - 2023
Organics, PFAS 2020 - 2023
Organics, Pesticide 1999 - 2021
PFAS,Perfluorinated Alkyl Substance 2020 - 2023
PFOA, Perfluorooctanoic Acid 2020 - 2023
Physical 1900 - 2023
Radiochemical 1958 - 2022
Sediment 1954 - 2016
Stable Isotopes 1990 - 2022
*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-09364500
MonitoringLocationName ANIMAS RIVER AT FARMINGTON, NM
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 14080104
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 1360
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 36.72250000000000
LongitudeMeasure -108.2017500000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Unknown
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 5280
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 100
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 35
CountyCode 045
ProviderName NWIS