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USGS NR POST FALLS (BUNKER_USGS-SR-50) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This river/stream site, maintained by the Bunker Hill Mining and Metallurgical Complex (Region 10) USGS (identifier BUNKER_USGS), has the name "USGS NR POST FALLS" and has the identifier BUNKER_USGS-SR-50. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17010305.

This site is located in Kootenai County County, Idaho at 47.7030556000 degrees latitude and -116.9777778000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolation-Map" and the accuracy is 5 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 2050 ft 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 "BUNKER_USGS-SR-50" 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*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2010 - 2011
Biological, Fish 2010 - 2011
Information 2010 - 2011
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2010 - 2011
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2010 - 2011
Not Assigned 2010 - 2011
Nutrient 2010 - 2011
Organics, Other 2010 - 2011
Physical 2010 - 2011
Sediment 2010 - 2011
*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 BUNKER_USGS
OrganizationFormalName Bunker Hill Mining and Metallurgical Complex (Region 10) USGS
MonitoringLocationIdentifier BUNKER_USGS-SR-50
MonitoringLocationName USGS NR POST FALLS
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText USGS Site 12419000 - SPOKANE RIVER NR POST FALLS ID
HUCEightDigitCode 17010305
LatitudeMeasure 47.7030556000
LongitudeMeasure -116.9777778000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 2050
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 16
CountyCode 055
ProviderName STORET