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Birch Creek #1 (BLCKFEET-00000020) 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 Blackfeet Nation (Montana) (identifier BLCKFEET), has the name "Birch Creek #1" and has the identifier BLCKFEET-00000020. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10030201.

This site is located in Pondera County County, Montana at 48.1663666700 degrees latitude and -112.8678722200 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 1441 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 "BLCKFEET-00000020" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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*
Biological, Counts 1999 - 2018
Biological, Fish 1999 - 2018
Information 1999 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2004 - 2004
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2004 - 2004
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2004 - 2010
Microbiological 2004 - 2023
Not Assigned 1999 - 2023
Nutrient 2004 - 2023
Physical 1999 - 2023
*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 BLCKFEET
OrganizationFormalName Blackfeet Nation (Montana)
MonitoringLocationIdentifier BLCKFEET-00000020
MonitoringLocationName Birch Creek #1
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText 1/4 mile below Swift Dam
HUCEightDigitCode 10030201
LatitudeMeasure 48.1663666700
LongitudeMeasure -112.8678722200
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Precise Position
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1441
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode m
VerticalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Precise Position
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 30
CountyCode 073
ProviderName STORET