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WEST FORK SAND CREEK 135-102-34CCD (USGS-462728103291300) 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 "WEST FORK SAND CREEK 135-102-34CCD" and has the identifier USGS-462728103291300. 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 is located in Slope County County, North Dakota at 46.45778797000000 degrees latitude and -103.4874098000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds.

This site is located in the "Lower Tertiary aquifers" aquifer. The geologic formation type is Tongue River-Ludlow Members of Fort Union Formation.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-462728103291300" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1983 - 1983
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1983 - 1983
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1983 - 1983
Nutrient 1983 - 1983
Organics, Other 1983 - 1983
Radiochemical 1983 - 1983
*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-462728103291300
MonitoringLocationName WEST FORK SAND CREEK 135-102-34CCD
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 10110203
LatitudeMeasure 46.45778797000000
LongitudeMeasure -103.4874098000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 38
CountyCode 087
AquiferName Lower Tertiary aquifers
FormationTypeText Tongue River-Ludlow Members of Fort Union Formation
ProviderName NWIS