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LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER AT MEDORA, ND (USGS-06336000) 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 "LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER AT MEDORA, ND" and has the identifier USGS-06336000. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10110203. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 6190 sq mi.

This site is located in Billings County County, North Dakota at 46.91807220000000 degrees latitude and -103.5303444000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Reported." and the accuracy is Unknown Unknown. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 2246.62 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .10 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-06336000" 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 1949 - 2021
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1949 - 2021
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1949 - 2021
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1949 - 2021
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1949 - 2021
Nutrient 1949 - 1979
Organics, Other 1979 - 2021
Organics, Pesticide 2021 - 2021
Physical 1949 - 2021
Radiochemical 2021 - 2021
Sediment 1949 - 1978
Stable Isotopes 2018 - 2018
*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-06336000
MonitoringLocationName LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER AT MEDORA, ND
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 10110203
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 6190
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 46.91807220000000
LongitudeMeasure -103.5303444000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Unknown
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Reported.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 2246.62
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .10
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 38
CountyCode 007
ProviderName NWIS