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Milk River #3 (BLCKFEET-0000007B) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This river/stream site, maintained by the Blackfeet Nation (Montana) (identifier BLCKFEET), has the name "Milk River #3" and has the identifier BLCKFEET-0000007B. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10050001.

This site is located in Glacier County County, Montana at 48.9940277800 degrees latitude and -112.5633305600 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 1173 m No vertical location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "BLCKFEET-0000007B" 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 2026 - 2026
Not Assigned 2026 - 2026
Physical 2026 - 2026
*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 BLCKFEET
OrganizationFormalName Blackfeet Nation (Montana)
MonitoringLocationIdentifier BLCKFEET-0000007B
MonitoringLocationName Milk River #3
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText The original site 7 land owner asked that there be no BEO or Tribal vehicles on their land anymore. A new site 790 yards downstream was selected and named 7B - Milk River #3 and is located on Tribal Trust Land.
HUCEightDigitCode 10050001
LatitudeMeasure 48.9940277800
LongitudeMeasure -112.5633305600
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Precise Position
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1173
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode m
VerticalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Precise Position
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 30
CountyCode 035
ProviderName STORET