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STARKWEATHER COULEE NR WEBSTER, ND (USGS-05056239) 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 North Dakota Water Science Center (identifier USGS-ND), has the name "STARKWEATHER COULEE NR WEBSTER, ND" and has the identifier USGS-05056239. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)09020201. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 310 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 210 sq mi.

This site is located in Ramsey County County, North Dakota at 48.32055910000000 degrees latitude and -98.9406851000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from Digital MAP." and the accuracy is 3 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 1449.15 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .04 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NAVD88.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-05056239" 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 2013 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1980 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1980 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1980 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1980 - 2023
Nutrient 1980 - 2023
Organics, Pesticide 1994 - 1994
Physical 1980 - 2023
Radiochemical 1982 - 1982
*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-ND
OrganizationFormalName USGS North Dakota Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-05056239
MonitoringLocationName STARKWEATHER COULEE NR WEBSTER, ND
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 09020201
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 310
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 210
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 48.32055910000000
LongitudeMeasure -98.9406851000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 3
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1449.15
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .04
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 38
CountyCode 071
ProviderName NWIS