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HORSE CK @ HWY 145 (21COL001-10782) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: STORET (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This river/stream site, maintained by the Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment (identifier 21COL001), has the name "HORSE CK @ HWY 145" and has the identifier 21COL001-10782. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14030002.

This site is located in Dolores County County, Colorado at 37.7128333 degrees latitude and -108.0350000 degrees longitude using the datum UNKWN. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "21COL001-10782" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1998 - 2005
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1998 - 2005
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1998 - 2005
Microbiological 1998 - 2005
Nutrient 1998 - 2005
Physical 1998 - 2005
Radiochemical 2004 - 2004
*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 21COL001
OrganizationFormalName Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21COL001-10782
MonitoringLocationName HORSE CK @ HWY 145
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Just North of Rico at Hwy 145 crossing.
HUCEightDigitCode 14030002
LatitudeMeasure 37.7128333
LongitudeMeasure -108.0350000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 033
ProviderName STORET