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LAKE DE SMET AT DAM NR BUFFALO, WYO (USGS-06323101) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: NWIS (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This lake, reservoir, impoundment site, maintained by the USGS Wyoming Water Science Center (identifier USGS-WY), has the name "LAKE DE SMET AT DAM NR BUFFALO, WYO" and has the identifier USGS-06323101. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10090206. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Johnson County County, Wyoming at 44.48941786000000 degrees latitude and -106.7667195000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is Unknown Unknown.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-06323101" 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*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1977 - 1977
Biological, Counts 1977 - 1977
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1977 - 1977
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1977 - 1977
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1977 - 1977
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1977 - 1977
Nutrient 1977 - 1977
Physical 1977 - 1977
*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-WY
OrganizationFormalName USGS Wyoming Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-06323101
MonitoringLocationName LAKE DE SMET AT DAM NR BUFFALO, WYO
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment
HUCEightDigitCode 10090206
LatitudeMeasure 44.48941786000000
LongitudeMeasure -106.7667195000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Unknown
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 56
CountyCode 019
ProviderName NWIS