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Hoover Creek upstream from Miller Lake (MDEQ_WQ_WQX-C01HOVRC05) 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 Montana DEQ WQPB (identifier MDEQ_WQ_WQX), has the name "Hoover Creek upstream from Miller Lake" and has the identifier MDEQ_WQ_WQX-C01HOVRC05. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17010201.

This site is located in Powell County County, Montana at 46.6772000000 degrees latitude and -112.9583000000 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 "MDEQ_WQ_WQX-C01HOVRC05" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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, Photosynthetic Pigments 2010 - 2010
Information 2007 - 2010
Nutrient 2010 - 2010
Physical 2007 - 2010
*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 MDEQ_WQ_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Montana DEQ WQPB
MonitoringLocationIdentifier MDEQ_WQ_WQX-C01HOVRC05
MonitoringLocationName Hoover Creek upstream from Miller Lake
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Hoover Creek upstream from Miller Lake
HUCEightDigitCode 17010201
LatitudeMeasure 46.6772000000
LongitudeMeasure -112.9583000000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 30
CountyCode 077
ProviderName STORET