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WB167 - Bighorn River - Minnesala (WYDEQ_WQX-WB167) 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 State of Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Watershed Program (identifier WYDEQ_WQX), has the name "WB167 - Bighorn River - Minnesala" and has the identifier WYDEQ_WQX-WB167. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10080005.

This site is located in Hot Springs County County, Wyoming at 43.5890139000 degrees latitude and -108.2153111000 degrees longitude using the datum WGS84. 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 "WYDEQ_WQX-WB167" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2001 - 2001
Nutrient 2001 - 2001
Physical 2001 - 2001
*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 WYDEQ_WQX
OrganizationFormalName State of Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Watershed Program
MonitoringLocationIdentifier WYDEQ_WQX-WB167
MonitoringLocationName WB167 - Bighorn River - Minnesala
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 10080005
LatitudeMeasure 43.5890139000
LongitudeMeasure -108.2153111000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 56
CountyCode 017
ProviderName STORET