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Yellowstone River at Artist Point Bridge (11NPSWRD_WQX-YELL_YS600.5M) 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 "Yellowstone River at Artist Point Bridge" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-YELL_YS600.5M. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10070001.

This site is located in Park County County, Wyoming at 44.7081445200 degrees latitude and -110.5028176800 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 2346.351 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_YS600.5M" 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 2003 - 2013
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2011 - 2012
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2011 - 2012
Nutrient 2006 - 2012
Organics, Other 2003 - 2011
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_YS600.5M
MonitoringLocationName Yellowstone River at Artist Point Bridge
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText The watershed of the Yellowstone River at Artist Point includes much of the central and southern portions of Yellowstone National Park and portions of Teton National Forest. The site is approximately 19.3 km from the north end of Yellowstone Lake and is located midway on the bridge that crosses the Yellowstone River just upstream of the upper and lower falls.
HUCEightDigitCode 10070001
LatitudeMeasure 44.7081445200
LongitudeMeasure -110.5028176800
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 2346.351
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode m
VerticalCollectionMethodName Precise Leveling-Bench Mark
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 56
CountyCode 029
ProviderName STORET