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BIGHORN LAKE NEAR YELLOWTAIL DAM (11NPSWRD_WQX-BICA_MFG_A) site data in the Water Quality Portal
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This reservoir site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "BIGHORN LAKE NEAR YELLOWTAIL DAM" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-BICA_MFG_A. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10080010.
This site is located in Big Horn County County, Montana at 45.3071389000 degrees latitude and -107.9729722000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available.
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Characteristic Group | Date Range* |
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Physical | 1970 - 1972 |
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Location Metadata | Value |
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OrganizationIdentifier | 11NPSWRD_WQX |
OrganizationFormalName | National Park Service Water Resources Division |
MonitoringLocationIdentifier | 11NPSWRD_WQX-BICA_MFG_A |
MonitoringLocationName | BIGHORN LAKE NEAR YELLOWTAIL DAM |
MonitoringLocationTypeName | Reservoir |
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText | THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE YELLOWTAIL DAM MONTANABIG HORN CO. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS ON BIGHORN LAKE NEAR YELLOWTAIL DAM. SAMPLES FOR THIS SITE WERE COLLECTED FROM 19701972 BY THE MONTANA FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENT. SAMPLES WERE ANALYZED FOR DISSOLVED OXYGEN IN 1970 AND TEMPERATURE IN 19701972. THE RESULTS WERE OBTAINED FROM NATURAL RESOURCES AT BIGHORN CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT BIGHORN CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA; P.O. BOX 7458; FORT SMITH MONTANA 59035. TEL (406) 6662412. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY PAUL MCELVERY AT NPSWRD; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS COLORADO 80525. TEL (970) 2253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /RESERV/TYPA/AMBNT |
HUCEightDigitCode | 10080010 |
LatitudeMeasure | 45.3071389000 |
LongitudeMeasure | -107.9729722000 |
SourceMapScaleNumeric | 0 |
HorizontalCollectionMethodName | Unknown |
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName | NAD27 |
CountryCode | US |
StateCode | 30 |
CountyCode | 003 |
ProviderName | STORET |