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Powder River at Moorhead MT (USGS-06324500) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: NWIS (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This stream site, maintained by the USGS Montana Water Science Center (identifier USGS-MT), has the name "Powder River at Moorhead MT" and has the identifier USGS-06324500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10090207. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 8029 sq mi.

This site is located in Powder River County County, Montana at 45.05719720000000 degrees latitude and -105.8783778000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from Digital MAP." and the accuracy is .1 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 3350.60 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 5 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-06324500" 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, Cyanobacteria 2007 - 2007
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2013 - 2014
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 2007 - 2007
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2007 - 2007
Biological, Fish 2013 - 2014
Information 1969 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1970 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1969 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1970 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1970 - 2023
Microbiological 1969 - 1972
Nutrient 1969 - 2023
Organics, Other 1969 - 2024
Organics, PCBs 1976 - 1980
Organics, Pesticide 1969 - 1992
Physical 1969 - 2024
Radiochemical 1974 - 2002
Sediment 1975 - 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 USGS-MT
OrganizationFormalName USGS Montana Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-06324500
MonitoringLocationName Powder River at Moorhead MT
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 10090207
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 8029
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 45.05719720000000
LongitudeMeasure -105.8783778000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 3350.60
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 30
CountyCode 075
ProviderName NWIS