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Slate - Cemetery (CORIVWCH_WQX-125) 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 River Watch (identifier CORIVWCH_WQX), has the name "Slate - Cemetery" and has the identifier CORIVWCH_WQX-125. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14020001.

This site is located in Gunnison County County, Colorado at 38.8767880800 degrees latitude and -106.9763464000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 8840 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 "CORIVWCH_WQX-125" 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, Counts 2007 - 2022
Information 2007 - 2022
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1999 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2002 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1991 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1999 - 2024
Not Assigned 2007 - 2022
Nutrient 2002 - 2023
Physical 1991 - 2024
Physical, Habitat 2007 - 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 CORIVWCH_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Colorado River Watch
MonitoringLocationIdentifier CORIVWCH_WQX-125
MonitoringLocationName Slate - Cemetery
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText From the town of Crested Butte, travel north approx 3/4 mi on Gothic Rd to bridge over Slate River, just before cemetery.
HUCEightDigitCode 14020001
LatitudeMeasure 38.8767880800
LongitudeMeasure -106.9763464000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 160000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 8840
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 051
ProviderName STORET