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Yellowstone Lake Southeast Arm Oli Sample Site (11NPSWRD_WQX-YELL_LS_1000_86) 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 "Yellowstone Lake Southeast Arm Oli Sample Site" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-YELL_LS_1000_86. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10070001.

This site is located in Teton County County, Wyoming at 44.3174720000 degrees latitude and -110.2347220000 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-YELL_LS_1000_86" 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 1977 - 1982
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1977 - 1984
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1977 - 1984
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1977 - 1984
Nutrient 1977 - 1984
Organics, Other 1977 - 1984
Physical 1977 - 1984
*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_LS_1000_86
MonitoringLocationName Yellowstone Lake Southeast Arm Oli Sample Site
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText ELEVATION (m)=2357 CAPACITY (m cubed)=1.4 E10 DRAINAGE AREA (ha)= 261590 SURFACE AREA (ha)= 35400 AVERAGE DEPTH (m)=42.4 MAX DEPTH (m)=57.91 NATIVE CUTTHROAT AND LONGNOSE DACE, INTRODUCED LONGNOSE SUCKER, REDSIDE SHINER AND LAKE CHUB.Legacy Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/LAKELegacy Major Basin: MISSOURILegacy Minor Basin: YELLOWSTONE
HUCEightDigitCode 10070001
LatitudeMeasure 44.3174720000
LongitudeMeasure -110.2347220000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 56
CountyCode 039
ProviderName STORET