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BIGHORN RIVER NEAR FORT SMITH RUINS (11NPSWRD_WQX-BICA_USGS_BIGRI) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This river/stream site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "BIGHORN RIVER NEAR FORT SMITH RUINS" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-BICA_USGS_BIGRI. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10080015.

This site is located in Big Horn County County, Montana at 45.3176389000 degrees latitude and -107.9129167000 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_USGS_BIGRI" 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 - 1968
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1968 - 1968
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1968 - 1968
Nutrient 1968 - 1968
Organics, Other 1968 - 1968
Physical 1968 - 1968
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-BICA_USGS_BIGRI
MonitoringLocationName BIGHORN RIVER NEAR FORT SMITH RUINS
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE YELLOWTAIL DAM MONTANABIG HORN CO. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS ON THE BIGHORN RIVER AT U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GAGING STATION 06287000 LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 0.4 MILES DOWNSTREAM FROM THE YELLOWTAIL AFTERBAY DAM. SAMPLES FOR THIS SITE WERE COLLECTED IN 1967 AND 1968 BY THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. THE RESULTS ARE PUBLISHED IN THE USGSWRD ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT "WATERSUPPLY POSSIBILITIES FROM SPRINGS FOR PRETTY EAGLE AND OKABEH SITES; BIGHORN CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA; MONTANA" (MAY 1970) BY R. D. FELTIS. FOR MORE INFROMATION 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 CO 80525. TEL (970) 2253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 10080015
LatitudeMeasure 45.3176389000
LongitudeMeasure -107.9129167000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 30
CountyCode 003
ProviderName STORET