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HORSE THIEF LAKE (11NPSWRD_WQX-MORU_DENR_HTL) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This lake site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "HORSE THIEF LAKE" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-MORU_DENR_HTL. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10120109.

This site is located in Pennington County County, South Dakota at 43.8933333000 degrees latitude and -103.4813889000 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-MORU_DENR_HTL" 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

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application
Characteristic Group Date Range*
Information 1989 - 1994
Nutrient 1989 - 1994
Physical 1989 - 1994
*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-MORU_DENR_HTL
MonitoringLocationName HORSE THIEF LAKE
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE MOUNT RUSHMORE SOUTH DAKOTAPENNINGTON COUNTY 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. HORSE THIEF LAKE IS ONE MILE WEST OF THE MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL'S BOUNDARY. THE DATA ARE FROM A WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF HORSE THIEF LAKE THAT WAS PERFORMED BY THE SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES; JOE FOSS BUILDING; 523 EAST CAPITOL; PIERRE SD; 575013181 (TEL. 6057734254). SAMPLES WERE TAKEN FROM 1989 TO 1994. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY LISA DUMMER; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO; 80525 (TEL. 9702253516).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/LAKE
HUCEightDigitCode 10120109
LatitudeMeasure 43.8933333000
LongitudeMeasure -103.4813889000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 46
CountyCode 103
ProviderName STORET