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<br />DESCRJJ>TlO:-'; or I\ASIC FIXED SITES <br /> <br />TIle NAWQA program rden; to the network of !>urface- <br />water-quality s;tmpling sile.. that de.'iCribe c!lnent water-quality <br />conditions as basic lixcd sites. \\'ate~~'~ ...mdilion.. are <br />mea..ured atlhe basic lixed sites for a minimum two-year <br />period. <br /> <br />The NAWQA b>t..ic-tiwd-site rh:twork consi..ts of <br />integrator and indicalOr siles. Integrator basic fixed sites <br />represent large liIubbasins in the liItudy unit. The wat('r-qualil) <br />characteristics at these sites are integr.Jlo~ of many land u~s <br />and water-quality impa('ts (example. Gunniwn Ri\er near <br />Gmnd Junction,. <br /> <br />Indicator balilic tixed !'>ile!'> reprc'>Cnl selected land u!'>es and <br />watcr-qualit)' imp<tch. Indicator sites represent each of the <br />major cn\'irunmelUal ~ltings or water-qualit)' issues of a sludy <br />unit (example. F.ast River hclow Cement Creek). Special type!'> <br />of indicator sites arc reference ..ites thaI repreM'nl smaller basins <br />minimally impacted by land use. Referenl,:e sites are in rela- <br />tin:ly undi..turbcd areas and represent bad.:ground wndition.s <br />(('.\ample. Colorado River below Baker Gulch). <br /> <br />COLORADO PLATEAU <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />'''' <br /> <br />." <br />~..:.. ...IX. ~:::::,'_ ~-' <br />~ - ~ '," <br />~'" . <br />- -~'t" <br />:rEal-, +".. -..:i., <br />~ 3 -' 6 'itO <br />..",. <br />- ~ !!: <br />..<:: <br />.~ <br />s . ',Il. , <br /> <br /> <br />;3 2 <br /> <br />c"",.J<> <br />~ <br /> <br />\o~ <br />~ J '7 <br />. II <br />~ 5~~6 <br />_.~- <br />, <br />9X'l !;, <br />'. <br /> <br />t_\f't~\'-\110' <br />-H..,pR".......,. <br />"9 ~h~edSfWaPdro;..mbn <br />fS<<L:lhlc-h<......j <br /> <br />r <br />. <br /> <br />.~ <br />, <br /> <br />. <br />, <br />I r <br />:!ll ..l<U)W(1't'" <br /> <br />Upper Colorado River study unit basic.fixed-site network <br /> <br /> U.S. Geological Minimum <br /> Draillilgearea basin MaJ:imum basin <br />Site name and number on map Surveyslle Silelype (square miles) elevallon elevallon <br /> Identifier (feet) (leat) <br />Colorado River ne;lr Col\wJdo-l1lah l1916J5UO \f:un-slem 17.lW] .1.]25 1..\.270 <br />Slale line(l) inlcgralOr <br />Colurado Ri\er near CalTl("O (21 Ol)(l':l5500 Main-~Icnl S.O~ 4.SI] 1..\,270 <br /> integ-mlo\' <br />ColorJdo Ri\er al o.'l-.cro (3) 090705UO Main-slem ..\.JIJ..\ 6.'-'0 14.270 <br /> inlegrator <br />Gunni'>t,n Ri\er near Gmnd )un,-litln (4) (l9J5251M) \f;un._lem 7.92M ....1l2s 1..\.265 <br /> rnlegralor <br />Gunnison Ri\o.'r belollo Gunni'iotlO Tunnel (5) (N128OClO ....lain-slcm 3.%5 6.526 1....265 <br /> mlegral,lr <br />Gunniv.lO Ri\er al Counly Ruad 32 t61 38310_'10659..\200 \1am-..le01 :t128 7.570 1....26:'1 <br /> InlegrJlur <br />Ea~1 Rher helo..... Cemenl Cll.'C"k (7) OQ1l2200 Indicalor BS 8JK.16 1..\.265 <br />Gure Cft~k al Intllllh near .\fintum (81 09066510 Indi.;-alnr 102 7,1.'0 I.US7 <br />Ul\l....ompahgre RiH'r near Ridg\!' a} (91 OQI-U>2(X) InJiealr... ". 6.S7S 1..\.I:'i{) <br />I--'ren....h Gulch J'k..'ar Bredenridj:!c (10) ()9()4M,;\O Indical..... II 9...\&5 1.'.679 <br />Reoo Wa.sh near Mad; (II) 09IS3!'JO Indicator I. ..\.505 ""10 <br />D'1Creekn<:arlkgooi:aRoodI121 09t49..\1lO Indiclilor 175 5.215 9.6lill <br />D'1 Fork OIl upper _1~li(l{1 near [)cReque 113) 091.1'15300 Referencc ., 53R5 8.M8 <br />ColoraJoRiwrbelv\!' BakerGukh(I..\\ 09010500 Rdert"nc<: " S.750 12,9..\0 <br />