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Lake Alva at mid-lake (MDEQ_WQ_WQX-C03ALVAL01) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: STORET (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This lake site, maintained by the Montana DEQ WQPB (identifier MDEQ_WQ_WQX), has the name "Lake Alva at mid-lake" and has the identifier MDEQ_WQ_WQX-C03ALVAL01. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17010203.

This site is located in Missoula County County, Montana at 47.3163890000 degrees latitude and -113.5827780000 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 "MDEQ_WQ_WQX-C03ALVAL01" 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, Photosynthetic Pigments 2003 - 2008
Information 2003 - 2008
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2005 - 2008
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2003 - 2008
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2005 - 2008
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2005 - 2008
Nutrient 2003 - 2008
Physical 2003 - 2008
*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 MDEQ_WQ_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Montana DEQ WQPB
MonitoringLocationIdentifier MDEQ_WQ_WQX-C03ALVAL01
MonitoringLocationName Lake Alva at mid-lake
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Lake Alva at mid-lake
HUCEightDigitCode 17010203
LatitudeMeasure 47.3163890000
LongitudeMeasure -113.5827780000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Differential
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 30
CountyCode 063
ProviderName STORET