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BEAR RIVER AT BORDER, WY (USGS-10039500) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This stream site, maintained by the USGS Utah Water Science Center (identifier USGS-UT), has the name "BEAR RIVER AT BORDER, WY" and has the identifier USGS-10039500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)16010102. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 2480 sq mi.

This site is located in Bear Lake County County, Idaho at 42.21104338000000 degrees latitude and -111.0538022000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 6056.85 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .23 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NAVD88.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-10039500" 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, Algae, Phytoplankton 1978 - 1981
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1978 - 1980
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1978 - 1980
Biological, Counts 1978 - 1981
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1978 - 1980
Information 1901 - 2014
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1961 - 2001
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1961 - 2001
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1961 - 2001
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1961 - 1993
Microbiological 1973 - 1993
Nutrient 1961 - 2001
Organics, Other 1961 - 1981
Organics, PCBs 1976 - 1980
Organics, Pesticide 1976 - 1980
Physical 1961 - 2024
Radiochemical 1980 - 1981
Sediment 1978 - 2001
*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 USGS-UT
OrganizationFormalName USGS Utah Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-10039500
MonitoringLocationName BEAR RIVER AT BORDER, WY
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 16010102
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 2480
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 42.21104338000000
LongitudeMeasure -111.0538022000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 6056.85
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .23
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 16
CountyCode 007
ProviderName NWIS