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Merle Tatsey (BLCKFEET-0000116A) 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 "Merle Tatsey" and has the identifier BLCKFEET-0000116A. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10030201.

This site is located in Pondera County County, Montana at 48.2694694444 degrees latitude and -112.6914416667 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 1311 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-0000116A" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2004 - 2004
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2004 - 2004
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2004 - 2004
Nutrient 2004 - 2004
Physical 2004 - 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 BLCKFEET
OrganizationFormalName Blackfeet Nation (Montana)
MonitoringLocationIdentifier BLCKFEET-0000116A
MonitoringLocationName Merle Tatsey
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText 1 mile north of Birch Creek Road
HUCEightDigitCode 10030201
LatitudeMeasure 48.2694694444
LongitudeMeasure -112.6914416667
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Precise Position
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1311
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode m
VerticalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Precise Position
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 30
CountyCode 073
ProviderName STORET