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WQM 4 (SDDENR_WQX-460755) 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 DENR (identifier SDDENR_WQX), has the name "WQM 4" and has the identifier SDDENR_WQX-460755. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10170102.

This site is located in Clay County County, South Dakota at 42.9901760000 degrees latitude and -96.9637390000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. 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 "SDDENR_WQX-460755" 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*
Information 1998 - 2021
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1968 - 2021
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1968 - 2009
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1968 - 2021
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2020 - 2021
Microbiological 1968 - 2021
Not Assigned 1982 - 1996
Nutrient 1968 - 2021
Physical 1968 - 2021
*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 SDDENR_WQX
OrganizationFormalName DENR
MonitoringLocationIdentifier SDDENR_WQX-460755
MonitoringLocationName WQM 4
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Turkey Ridge Creek to Baptist Creek
HUCEightDigitCode 10170102
LatitudeMeasure 42.9901760000
LongitudeMeasure -96.9637390000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 46
CountyCode 027
ProviderName STORET