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Gibbon River at Bridge .5m south of Madison Junction (11NPSWRD_WQX-YELL_GB000.2M) 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 "Gibbon River at Bridge .5m south of Madison Junction" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-YELL_GB000.2M. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10020007.

This site is located in Teton County County, Wyoming at 44.6405258400 degrees latitude and -110.8612599000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 2073 m No vertical 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-YELL_GB000.2M" 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 2002 - 2013
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2006 - 2011
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2006 - 2011
Nutrient 2006 - 2011
Organics, Other 2003 - 2010
Physical 2002 - 2013
*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-YELL_GB000.2M
MonitoringLocationName Gibbon River at Bridge .5m south of Madison Junction
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText The watershed of the Gibbon River drains much of the west-central portions of Yellowstone National Park. There are hundreds of thermal features that drain into the Gibbon River which include the Norris Geyser basin. The plethora of thermal features found along the length of the Gibbon River have an effect on temperature regimes, dissolved solutes and acidity which ultimately affect the overall water quality. The sample location is approximately 1/2 mile from the confluence of the Firehole and Madison Rivers.
HUCEightDigitCode 10020007
LatitudeMeasure 44.6405258400
LongitudeMeasure -110.8612599000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 2073
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode m
VerticalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 56
CountyCode 039
ProviderName STORET