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Clark Fork Lower Reach (11NPSWRD_WQX-GRKO_FISH_CFLR) 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 "Clark Fork Lower Reach" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GRKO_FISH_CFLR. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17010201.

This site is located in Powell County County, Montana at 46.4246980000 degrees latitude and -112.7461297000 degrees longitude using the datum UNKWN. 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-GRKO_FISH_CFLR" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Biological, Counts 2002 - 2002
Biological, Fish 2002 - 2002
*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-GRKO_FISH_CFLR
MonitoringLocationName Clark Fork Lower Reach
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText The Clark Fork Lower Reach was located towards the northern boundary of the GrantKorhs Ranch National Historic Site, near the Deer Lodge sewage ponds, and was 300 m in length. Habitat conditions were similar to those in the Upper and Middle reaches; however, this reach was noticeable shallower and had less diversity in depths, substrates, and streamflow velocities. The upstream end of the reach is located at latitude 46.42419 and longitude 112.74501 and the downstream end of the reach is located at latitude 46.42551 and longitude 112.74456. The given latitude and longitude is the middle of the reach.
HUCEightDigitCode 17010201
LatitudeMeasure 46.4246980000
LongitudeMeasure -112.7461297000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 30
CountyCode 077
ProviderName STORET