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Clark Fork River below Missoula (TSWQC_WQX-CFRPO-18) 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 Tri-State Water Quality Council (identifier TSWQC_WQX), has the name "Clark Fork River below Missoula" and has the identifier TSWQC_WQX-CFRPO-18. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17010204.

This site is located in Missoula County County, Montana at 46.8745000000 degrees latitude and -114.0620000000 degrees longitude using the datum UNKWN. 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 "TSWQC_WQX-CFRPO-18" 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*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2008 - 2023
Information 2023 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1998 - 2005
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2005 - 2005
Nutrient 1998 - 2023
Physical 1998 - 2023
*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 TSWQC_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Tri-State Water Quality Council
MonitoringLocationIdentifier TSWQC_WQX-CFRPO-18
MonitoringLocationName Clark Fork River below Missoula
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Clark Fork River below Missoula
HUCEightDigitCode 17010204
LatitudeMeasure 46.8745000000
LongitudeMeasure -114.0620000000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 30
CountyCode 063
ProviderName STORET