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NEAR HEADWATERS OF MOSQUITO CREEK. (21COL001-M9) 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 "NEAR HEADWATERS OF MOSQUITO CREEK." and has the identifier 21COL001-M9. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10190001.

This site is located in Park County County, Colorado at 39.3000000 degrees latitude and -106.1533333 degrees longitude using the datum UNKWN. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 11540 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-M9" 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 1990 - 1990
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1990 - 1990
Physical 1990 - 1990
*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-M9
MonitoringLocationName NEAR HEADWATERS OF MOSQUITO CREEK.
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 10190001
LatitudeMeasure 39.3000000
LongitudeMeasure -106.1533333
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 11540
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName Unknown
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 093
ProviderName STORET