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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1987-07-23 2004-03-11
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1994-04-12 1994-04-12
Nutrient Water-quality 1994-04-12 1994-04-12
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1987-07-23 2024-11-05
n/a Peak Measurements 1987-08-23 2023-05-12
n/a Site Visits 1987-07-23 2024-09-12
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2005-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 06720820 is associated with a Stream in Adams County, Colorado. Current conditions of Discharge and Gage height are available. Water data back to 1987 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
06720820 n/a
Site name
BIG DRY CREEK AT WESTMINSTER, CO n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 395420.45 n/a
DMS longitude 1050207.40 n/a
Decimal latitude 39.90568056 n/a
Decimal longitude -105.0353889 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from MAP. M
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - 1 sec. S
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Colorado 08
State
Colorado 08
County
Adams County 001
Country US n/a
Land net location description NESES06 T002S R068W n/a
Name of location map LAFAYETTE, CO n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 5215 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Interpolated from topographic map. M
Altitude accuracy 10 feet n/a
Altitude datum
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 NGVD29
Subbasin hydrologic unit
10190003
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
43.9 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 460800100 n/a

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