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IDUSRMil (ARS-IDUSR-IDUSRMIL) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This site, maintained by the Agricultural Research Service (identifier ARS), has the name "IDUSRMil" and has the identifier ARS-IDUSR-IDUSRMIL. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17040212.

This site is located in Jerome County County, Idaho at 42.5257684006 degrees latitude and -114.013644667 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "ARS-IDUSR-IDUSRMIL" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1968 - 1970
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1968 - 1970
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1968 - 1970
Nutrient 1968 - 1970
Physical 1968 - 1970
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier ARS
OrganizationFormalName Agricultural Research Service
MonitoringLocationIdentifier ARS-IDUSR-IDUSRMIL
MonitoringLocationName IDUSRMil
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText IDUSRMIL is located at the point where water is diverted from the Snake River to Milner Dam and the canal system that provides irrigation water to south central Idaho. Drainage is the area east of Milner Dam that the Snake River flows through in Idaho and Wyoming. Surface water samples were collected by dip-sampling at 2-week intervals for Phosphate-P, Nitrate-N, total salt concentrations, and water temperature. All other variables were collected at 4 week intervals after the first few months.
HUCEightDigitCode 17040212
LatitudeMeasure 42.5257684006
LongitudeMeasure -114.013644667
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 16
CountyCode 053
ProviderName STEWARDS