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Gardner River at Rescue Creek Trail Footbridge (11NPSWRD_WQX-YELL_GN002.9M) 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 "Gardner River at Rescue Creek Trail Footbridge" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-YELL_GN002.9M. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10070001.

This site is located in Park County County, Montana at 45.0183254600 degrees latitude and -110.6928931600 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 1647 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_GN002.9M" 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
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2011 - 2011
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2006 - 2011
Nutrient 2006 - 2011
Organics, Other 2003 - 2008
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_GN002.9M
MonitoringLocationName Gardner River at Rescue Creek Trail Footbridge
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText The sample site is located on the Gardner River near the confluence of the Yellowstone River and drains approximately 52,318 hectares of the north and west portions of Yellowstone National Park. Several portions of the Gardner River's watershed are thermally influenced. Obsidian Creek, a prominent tributary in the southern portion of the watershed drains several thermal features whose waters are very acidic. In addition, the Boiling River empties into the Gardner River approximately 2 miles upstream from the sample location and contributes greatly to the dissolved solutes found in the lower portion of the Gardner River.
HUCEightDigitCode 10070001
LatitudeMeasure 45.0183254600
LongitudeMeasure -110.6928931600
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1647
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode m
VerticalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 30
CountyCode 067
ProviderName STORET