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Ruby Outflow - Adit #1 (CORIVWCH_WQX-846) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This mine/mine discharge adit (mine entrance) site, maintained by the Colorado River Watch (identifier CORIVWCH_WQX), has the name "Ruby Outflow - Adit #1" and has the identifier CORIVWCH_WQX-846. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14010004.

This site is located in Pitkin County County, Colorado at 39.0190225100 degrees latitude and -106.6089578000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 11700 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-846" 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 2001 - 2001
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2001 - 2001
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2001 - 2001
Physical 2001 - 2001
*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-846
MonitoringLocationName Ruby Outflow - Adit #1
MonitoringLocationTypeName Mine/Mine Discharge Adit (Mine Entrance)
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText From intersection Hwy 82 and Lincoln Cr Road travel about 10.1 mi to point where Ruby Mine outflow meets the road, above Anderson Lake dirt road.
HUCEightDigitCode 14010004
LatitudeMeasure 39.0190225100
LongitudeMeasure -106.6089578000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 160000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 11700
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 097
ProviderName STORET