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Tin Cup Creek 0.9 miles up Forest Service Road (MDEQ_WQ_WQX-C05TINCC03) 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 "Tin Cup Creek 0.9 miles up Forest Service Road" and has the identifier MDEQ_WQ_WQX-C05TINCC03. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17010205.

This site is located in Ravalli County County, Montana at 46.0142000000 degrees latitude and -114.2410000000 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-C05TINCC03" 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, Cyanobacteria 2013 - 2018
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2013 - 2024
Biological, Counts 2013 - 2018
Information 2013 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2013 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2013 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2013 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2013 - 2024
Nutrient 2007 - 2024
Organics, Other 2024 - 2024
Physical 2013 - 2024
Radiochemical 2018 - 2024
*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-C05TINCC03
MonitoringLocationName Tin Cup Creek 0.9 miles up Forest Service Road
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Tin Cup Creek 0.9 miles up Forest Service Road
HUCEightDigitCode 17010205
LatitudeMeasure 46.0142000000
LongitudeMeasure -114.2410000000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 30
CountyCode 081
ProviderName STORET