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MEDICINE KNOLL CREEK (NARS_WQX-WSDP02-R003) 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 EPA National Aquatic Resources Survey (NARS) (identifier NARS_WQX), has the name "MEDICINE KNOLL CREEK" and has the identifier NARS_WQX-WSDP02-R003. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10140103.

This site is located in Hughes County County, South Dakota at 44.4423000000 degrees latitude and -100.0005200000 degrees longitude using the datum WGS84. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 477 m No vertical location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "NARS_WQX-WSDP02-R003" 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*
Biological, Counts 2002 - 2002
*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 NARS_WQX
OrganizationFormalName EPA National Aquatic Resources Survey (NARS)
MonitoringLocationIdentifier NARS_WQX-WSDP02-R003
MonitoringLocationName MEDICINE KNOLL CREEK
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText XLON_DD="-100.000278";XLAT_DD="44.442222";STRAHLER="4";ST_ORDER="4th";FLOWSITE="WADEABLE";SITETYPE="WESTHAND";XSTATUS="SAMPLEABLE";VALXSTAT="WADEABLE";TNT="T";INDXVIS_EXTENT="NO";SAMPCHEM="YES";INDXVIS_CHEM="NO";INDEXYR_CHEM="2002";INDEXVIS_CHEM="1";SAMPBENT="YES";INDEX_SAMPTYPE="REACHWIDE";INDEXYR_BENT="2002";INDEXVIS_BENT="1";INDXVIS_BENT="NO";SAMPPHAB="YES";INDXVIS_PHAB="NO";INDEXYR_PHAB="2002";INDEXVIS_PHAB="1";EPAREGION="REGION__8";WESTEAST="WEST";RT_WSA="T";WSAREA="1957.4983";ECO3="42";ECO3_NM="NORTHWESTERN GLACIATED PLAINS";ECOWSA9="NPL";ECOWSA3="PLNLOW";NAECO3="9.3.1";NAECO2="9.3";NAECO2_NM="WEST-CENTRAL SEMI-ARID PRAIRIES";NAECO1="9";ECOREPORT="WEST-CENTRAL SEMI-ARID PRAIRIES";HUC2="10";HUC4="1014";HUC6="101401";HUC8_NM="MEDICINE KNOLL" See WSA publication EPA841-B-06-002 for description of description fields.
HUCEightDigitCode 10140103
LatitudeMeasure 44.4423000000
LongitudeMeasure -100.0005200000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 477
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode m
VerticalCollectionMethodName Other
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 46
CountyCode 065
ProviderName STORET