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WAL055 (BUNKER_WQX-WAL055) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This mine/mine discharge waste rock pile site, maintained by the Bunker Hill Mining and Metallurgical Complex (identifier BUNKER_WQX), has the name "WAL055" and has the identifier BUNKER_WQX-WAL055. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17010302.

This site is located in Shoshone County County, Idaho at 47.4596440013 degrees latitude and -115.9400800101 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "BUNKER_WQX-WAL055" 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 2011 - 2011
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2011 - 2011
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2011 - 2011
Physical 2011 - 2011
*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 BUNKER_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Bunker Hill Mining and Metallurgical Complex
MonitoringLocationIdentifier BUNKER_WQX-WAL055
MonitoringLocationName WAL055
MonitoringLocationTypeName Mine/Mine Discharge Waste Rock Pile
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Unnamed Adit
HUCEightDigitCode 17010302
LatitudeMeasure 47.4596440013
LongitudeMeasure -115.9400800101
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 16
CountyCode 079
ProviderName STORET