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WQM 16 (SDDENR_WQX-468860) 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 South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources (identifier SDDENR_WQX), has the name "WQM 16" and has the identifier SDDENR_WQX-468860. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10120112.

This site is located in Ziebach County County, South Dakota at 44.5310900000 degrees latitude and -101.9302000000 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-468860" 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 - 2014
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1968 - 2021
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2006 - 2021
Microbiological 1968 - 2021
Not Assigned 1982 - 1996
Nutrient 1968 - 2021
Physical 1968 - 2021
Radiochemical 2006 - 2006
*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 South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources
MonitoringLocationIdentifier SDDENR_WQX-468860
MonitoringLocationName WQM 16
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Belle Fourche River to Bull Creek
HUCEightDigitCode 10120112
LatitudeMeasure 44.5310900000
LongitudeMeasure -101.9302000000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 46
CountyCode 137
ProviderName STORET