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Colestrip Well 17 (MONT_PPL_WQX-COLSTRIP-17) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This well site, maintained by the Montana PPL Corporation (identifier MONT_PPL_WQX), has the name "Colestrip Well 17" and has the identifier MONT_PPL_WQX-COLSTRIP-17. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10100003.

This site is located in Rosebud County County, Montana at 45.8568670000 degrees latitude and -106.5537870000 degrees longitude using the datum UNKWN. 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_PPL_WQX-COLSTRIP-17" 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 1982 - 2003
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1982 - 2003
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1982 - 1995
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1982 - 2003
Nutrient 1982 - 2000
Physical 1982 - 2003
*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_PPL_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Montana PPL Corporation
MonitoringLocationIdentifier MONT_PPL_WQX-COLSTRIP-17
MonitoringLocationName Colestrip Well 17
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Colestrip Well 17
HUCEightDigitCode 10100003
LatitudeMeasure 45.8568670000
LongitudeMeasure -106.5537870000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source (Tiger)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 30
CountyCode 087
ProviderName STORET