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GOLD CREEK (MONT_DEQ_WQX-3623GO01) 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 MONT_DEQ_WQX - Montana DEQ - Pre-1999 Data (identifier MONT_DEQ_WQX), has the name "GOLD CREEK" and has the identifier MONT_DEQ_WQX-3623GO01. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17010201.

This site is located in Granite County County, Montana at 46.4794440000 degrees latitude and -113.0419440000 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 "MONT_DEQ_WQX-3623GO01" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1975 - 1975
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1975 - 1978
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1975 - 1985
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1978 - 1985
Nutrient 1975 - 1978
Physical 1975 - 1978
*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 MONT_DEQ_WQX
OrganizationFormalName MONT_DEQ_WQX - Montana DEQ - Pre-1999 Data
MonitoringLocationIdentifier MONT_DEQ_WQX-3623GO01
MonitoringLocationName GOLD CREEK
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText 0.5 MILE DOWNSTREAM FROM MASTER MINE
HUCEightDigitCode 17010201
LatitudeMeasure 46.4794440000
LongitudeMeasure -113.0419440000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Differential
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 30
CountyCode 039
ProviderName STORET