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Missouri River downstream Cochrane Dam Turbine Discharge (MONT_PPL_WQX-PPL-M12MISSR05) 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 PPL Corporation (identifier MONT_PPL_WQX), has the name "Missouri River downstream Cochrane Dam Turbine Discharge" and has the identifier MONT_PPL_WQX-PPL-M12MISSR05. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10030102.

This site is located in Cascade County County, Montana at 47.5535600000 degrees latitude and -111.1487500000 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_PPL_WQX-PPL-M12MISSR05" 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 1996 - 1997
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1996 - 1997
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1996 - 2001
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1996 - 2001
Physical 1996 - 2001
*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-PPL-M12MISSR05
MonitoringLocationName Missouri River downstream Cochrane Dam Turbine Discharge
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Missouri River downstream from Cochrane Dam Turbine Discharge; river mile 2111.3. Same station as STORET Station ID: 4940MI03 (MONT-DEQ Organization). Same station as PPL Site 15.
HUCEightDigitCode 10030102
LatitudeMeasure 47.5535600000
LongitudeMeasure -111.1487500000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 30
CountyCode 013
ProviderName STORET