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BUFFALO SPRINGS CREEK (21NDHDWQ-384195) 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 North Dakota Dept. of Health (identifier 21NDHDWQ), has the name "BUFFALO SPRINGS CREEK" and has the identifier 21NDHDWQ-384195. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10130301.

This site is located in Perkins County County, South Dakota at 45.9355900 degrees latitude and -102.8620289 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. 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 "21NDHDWQ-384195" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Microbiological 1998 - 2004
Nutrient 1998 - 2004
Physical 1998 - 2004
*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 21NDHDWQ
OrganizationFormalName North Dakota Dept. of Health
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21NDHDWQ-384195
MonitoringLocationName BUFFALO SPRINGS CREEK
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText BUFFALO SPRINGS CREEK
HUCEightDigitCode 10130301
LatitudeMeasure 45.9355900
LongitudeMeasure -102.8620289
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Other
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 46
CountyCode 105
ProviderName STORET