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BIGHORN LAKE AT HORSESHOE BEND (11NPSWRD_WQX-BICA_NPS_HB) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This reservoir site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "BIGHORN LAKE AT HORSESHOE BEND" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-BICA_NPS_HB. 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, Wyoming at 44.9572500000 degrees latitude and -108.2607222000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. 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 "11NPSWRD_WQX-BICA_NPS_HB" 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*
Physical 1987 - 1988
*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 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-BICA_NPS_HB
MonitoringLocationName BIGHORN LAKE AT HORSESHOE BEND
MonitoringLocationTypeName Reservoir
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE SYKES SPRING WYOMINGBIG HORN CO. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS ON BIGHORN LAKE AT HORSESHOE BEND. TEMPERATURE WAS THE ONLY PARAMETER THAT WAS MEASURED. SOMETIMES THE TEMPERATURE WAS MEASURED AT THE SWIM BEACH; AND SOMETIMES THE TEMPERATURE WAS MEASURED AT THE BOAT DOCK. THE BOAT DOCK WAS THE SITE DIGITIZED FOR THE LAT/LONG COORDINATES. THE BOAT DOCK IS LOCATED AT THE END OF THE ROAD THAT GOES TO HORSESHOE BEND. THE SWIM BEACH AREA IS JUST SOUTH OF THE PARKING AREA CLOSEST TO HORSESHOE BEND. TEMPERATURE WAS MEASURED IN 1987 AND 1988. THE RESULTS WERE OBTAINED FROM THE NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT 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 44.9572500000
LongitudeMeasure -108.2607222000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 56
CountyCode 003
ProviderName STORET