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Atlas Mine Seep (UWP-AM-02) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This mine/mine discharge site, maintained by the Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership (Volunteer)* (identifier UWP), has the name "Atlas Mine Seep" and has the identifier UWP-AM-02. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)14020006.

This site is located in Ouray County County, Colorado at 37.9714066700 degrees latitude and -107.7543267000 degrees longitude using the datum WGS84. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 11141 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 "UWP-AM-02" 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 2014 - 2014
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2014 - 2014
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2014 - 2014
Nutrient 2014 - 2014
Physical 2014 - 2014
Radiochemical 2014 - 2014
*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 UWP
OrganizationFormalName Uncompahgre Watershed Partnership (Volunteer)*
MonitoringLocationIdentifier UWP-AM-02
MonitoringLocationName Atlas Mine Seep
MonitoringLocationTypeName Mine/Mine Discharge
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Atlas Mine Seep; main seep below large waste rock pile
HUCEightDigitCode 14020006
LatitudeMeasure 37.9714066700
LongitudeMeasure -107.7543267000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 11141
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Other
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName OTHER
CountryCode US
StateCode 08
CountyCode 091
ProviderName STORET