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N Fk Poudre - Gateway Park (CORIVWCH_WQX-4140) 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 "N Fk Poudre - Gateway Park" and has the identifier CORIVWCH_WQX-4140. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10190007.

This site is located in Larimer County County, Colorado at 40.7007000000 degrees latitude and -105.2412000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 5397 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-4140" 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, Metals 2007 - 2007
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2007 - 2007
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2007 - 2007
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2007 - 2007
Nutrient 2007 - 2007
Physical 2007 - 2007
*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-4140
MonitoringLocationName N Fk Poudre - Gateway Park
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText From Fort Collins, take US 287 North towards Ted?¦+s Place. At Ted?¦+s Place turn West onto CO 14 and travel approx 6 miles to Gateway Park. Enter the park and proceed to the northern end of the park. Cross the bridge over the mainstem of the Poudre and walk the dirt road approx 300yards to the Nort Fork of the Poudre. Sampling site is approx 200yds above confluence with the Mainstem.
HUCEightDigitCode 10190007
LatitudeMeasure 40.7007000000
LongitudeMeasure -105.2412000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 160000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 5397
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 069
ProviderName STORET