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FLATHEAD RIVER - HUNGRY HORSE (MONT_DEQ_WQX-BSC05013) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This lake site, maintained by the MONT_DEQ_WQX - Montana DEQ - Pre-1999 Data (identifier MONT_DEQ_WQX), has the name "FLATHEAD RIVER - HUNGRY HORSE" and has the identifier MONT_DEQ_WQX-BSC05013. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17010208.

This site is located in Flathead County County, Montana at 48.3944440000 degrees latitude and -114.0744440000 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-BSC05013" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1978 - 1980
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1978 - 1980
Nutrient 1978 - 1980
Organics, Other 1978 - 1981
Physical 1978 - 1980
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier MONT_DEQ_WQX
OrganizationFormalName MONT_DEQ_WQX - Montana DEQ - Pre-1999 Data
MonitoringLocationIdentifier MONT_DEQ_WQX-BSC05013
MonitoringLocationName FLATHEAD RIVER - HUNGRY HORSE
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
HUCEightDigitCode 17010208
LatitudeMeasure 48.3944440000
LongitudeMeasure -114.0744440000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Differential
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 30
CountyCode 029
ProviderName STORET