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MISSOURI RIVER AT GARRISON DAM, ND (USGS-06338490) 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 "MISSOURI RIVER AT GARRISON DAM, ND" and has the identifier USGS-06338490. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10130101. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 181400 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 181400 sq mi.

This site is located in Mercer County County, North Dakota at 47.50222180000000 degrees latitude and -101.4309953000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 5 seconds.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-06338490" 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 2000 - 2007
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1974 - 1981
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1975 - 1980
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1975 - 2007
Biological, Counts 1974 - 1981
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1975 - 1980
Information 1997 - 2007
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1971 - 2007
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1971 - 2007
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1971 - 2007
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1971 - 2007
Microbiological 1974 - 1995
Nutrient 1971 - 2007
Organics, Other 1974 - 2007
Organics, Pesticide 1997 - 2007
Physical 1971 - 2007
Radiochemical 1975 - 1998
Sediment 1974 - 2007
*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-06338490
MonitoringLocationName MISSOURI RIVER AT GARRISON DAM, ND
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 10130101
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 181400
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 181400
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 47.50222180000000
LongitudeMeasure -101.4309953000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 38
CountyCode 057
ProviderName NWIS