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Hermosa Cr - Abv Krauser Property (CORIVWCH_WQX-949) 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 "Hermosa Cr - Abv Krauser Property" and has the identifier CORIVWCH_WQX-949. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14080104.

This site is located in La Plata County County, Colorado at 37.4258000000 degrees latitude and -107.8490000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 6778 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-949" 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 2021 - 2021
Information 2021 - 2021
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2009 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2009 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2009 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2009 - 2023
Not Assigned 2021 - 2021
Nutrient 2009 - 2023
Physical 2009 - 2024
Physical, Habitat 2021 - 2021
*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-949
MonitoringLocationName Hermosa Cr - Abv Krauser Property
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Take Hwy 550 N toward Silverton, W on CR 576 at Hermosa, travel up the road to private property permission required, at FS boundary at lower end of outstanding water section- site moved 200 yards downstream, From the start of La Plata County Road 202 at the intersection of County Road 203, take county road 202 for 0.7 miles to a private bridge on the left. Park and sample here with permission from private land owners of the bridge. Grab samples can be taken from the bank or bucket samples from the bridge- May 2019, private property, permission granted by owners
HUCEightDigitCode 14080104
LatitudeMeasure 37.4258000000
LongitudeMeasure -107.8490000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 160000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 6778
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 067
ProviderName STORET