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Smith Creek near Wibaux county line (MDEQ_WQ_WQX-Y23SMTHC02) 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 Montana DEQ WQPB (identifier MDEQ_WQ_WQX), has the name "Smith Creek near Wibaux county line" and has the identifier MDEQ_WQ_WQX-Y23SMTHC02. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10100004.

This site is located in Richland County County, Montana at 47.3650400000 degrees latitude and -104.1318400000 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 "MDEQ_WQ_WQX-Y23SMTHC02" 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, Counts 2005 - 2017
Information 2005 - 2017
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2005 - 2005
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2005 - 2005
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2005 - 2005
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2005 - 2005
Nutrient 2005 - 2017
Physical 2005 - 2017
*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-Y23SMTHC02
MonitoringLocationName Smith Creek near Wibaux county line
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Smith Creek near Wibaux county line
HUCEightDigitCode 10100004
LatitudeMeasure 47.3650400000
LongitudeMeasure -104.1318400000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 30
CountyCode 083
ProviderName STORET