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S F Flathead River nr Columbia Falls MT (USGS-12362500) 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 "S F Flathead River nr Columbia Falls MT" and has the identifier USGS-12362500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17010209. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 1668 sq mi.

This site is located in Flathead County County, Montana at 48.35657778000000 degrees latitude and -114.0378583000000 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 3040 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 1 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-12362500" 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 - 2008
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2007 - 2008
Information 1948 - 1991
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1948 - 2018
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1948 - 2008
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1948 - 1950
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1948 - 1949
Nutrient 1948 - 2008
Organics, Other 2007 - 2008
Physical 1948 - 2018
Sediment 2007 - 2008
*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-12362500
MonitoringLocationName S F Flathead River nr Columbia Falls MT
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 17010209
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 1668
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 48.35657778000000
LongitudeMeasure -114.0378583000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 3040
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 30
CountyCode 029
ProviderName NWIS