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Lysimeter Nest Site 6 (30 inches) (11NPSWRD_WQX-GRKO_UM_NEST06_VD-6) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This well site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "Lysimeter Nest Site 6 (30 inches)" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GRKO_UM_NEST06_VD-6. 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 46.4055700000 degrees latitude and -112.7436000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 1370.404 m No vertical location accuracy metadata is available.

The well hole depth is 30 in.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "11NPSWRD_WQX-GRKO_UM_NEST06_VD-6" 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 2000 - 2000
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2000 - 2000
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2000 - 2000
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2000 - 2000
Nutrient 2000 - 2000
Physical 2001 - 2001
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GRKO_UM_NEST06_VD-6
MonitoringLocationName Lysimeter Nest Site 6 (30 inches)
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Lysimeter nest sampling site. This lysimeter nest is located on the right bank of the Clark Fork River flood plain within Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site. This site consists of nested lysimeters installed at multiple depths; LYSD-6 has a depth of 20 inches, and LYSS-2-6 has a depth of 10 inches. The site is referred to as NEST6.
HUCEightDigitCode 17010201
LatitudeMeasure 46.4055700000
LongitudeMeasure -112.7436000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Differential
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1370.404
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode m
VerticalCollectionMethodName Classical Surveying Techniques
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 30
CountyCode 077
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureValue 30
WellHoleDepthMeasure/MeasureUnitCode in
ProviderName STORET