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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 1992-10-15 1992-10-15
Information Water-quality 1964-10-14 2002-10-09
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1972-04-20 1992-10-15
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1972-04-20 1994-08-23
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1972-04-20 1994-08-23
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1972-04-20 1994-08-23
Nutrient Water-quality 1972-04-20 1992-10-15
Organics, PCBs Water-quality 1992-10-15 1992-10-15
Organics, other Water-quality 1972-04-20 1994-08-23
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1992-10-15 1992-10-15
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1946-03-29 2024-11-21
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1992-10-15 1994-08-23
n/a Peak Measurements 1946-06-12 2024-06-11
n/a Site Visits 1994-09-19 2024-11-19
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2005-01-01 2024-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 06716500 is associated with a Stream in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1946 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
06716500 n/a
Site name
CLEAR CREEK NEAR LAWSON, CO n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 394557 n/a
DMS longitude 1053732 n/a
Decimal latitude 39.7658209 n/a
Decimal longitude -105.6261123 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from MAP. M
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - 5 sec. F
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1927 NAD27
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Colorado 08
State
Colorado 08
County
Clear Creek County 019
Country US n/a
Land net location description NWNWS25 T003S R074W n/a
Name of location map EMPIRE, CO n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 8070.52 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS3 - Level 3 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System Y
Altitude accuracy .16 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
10190004
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
147 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area n/a
Time Zone abbreviation MST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
Y n/a
Data reliability
n/a
Data-other GW files NYNNNNNN n/a
National aquifer n/a
Local aquifer n/a
Local aquifer type
n/a
Well depth n/a
Hole depth
n/a
Source of depth data n/a
Project number n/a

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