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WQP Home >  Providers >  STORET >  21COL001 >  21COL001-8105

WILLOW CK @ CREEDE (21COL001-8105) 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 "WILLOW CK @ CREEDE" and has the identifier 21COL001-8105. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)13010001.

This site is located in Mineral County County, Colorado at 37.8481999 degrees latitude and -106.9252649 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 8993 ft No vertical location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "21COL001-8105" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2000 - 2006
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2000 - 2006
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2000 - 2006
Microbiological 2000 - 2006
Nutrient 2000 - 2006
Physical 2000 - 2006
Radiochemical 2003 - 2006
*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 21COL001-8105
MonitoringLocationName WILLOW CK @ CREEDE
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Take Hwy 149 from South Fork. Upon entering Creede, take first left. Sample site is at bridge crossing Willow Creek. Willow Creek is lined with concrete, so it easier to collect sample with a bucket.
HUCEightDigitCode 13010001
LatitudeMeasure 37.8481999
LongitudeMeasure -106.9252649
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation - Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 8993
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 079
ProviderName STORET