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Semiarid Pierre Shale Plains (NARS_WQX-WYRF-0002) 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 "Semiarid Pierre Shale Plains" and has the identifier NARS_WQX-WYRF-0002. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10120108.

This site is located in Niobrara County County, Wyoming at 42.9599412900 degrees latitude and -104.1753415000 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 "NARS_WQX-WYRF-0002" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2013 - 2013
Biological, Counts 2013 - 2013
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2013 - 2013
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2013 - 2013
Nutrient 2013 - 2013
Organics, Other 2013 - 2013
Physical 2013 - 2013
*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-WYRF-0002
MonitoringLocationName Semiarid Pierre Shale Plains
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 10120108
LatitudeMeasure 42.9599412900
LongitudeMeasure -104.1753415000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 56
CountyCode 027
ProviderName STORET