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Canyon Ferry Lake (MDEQ_WQ_WQX-M09CYNFL02) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This lake site, maintained by the Montana DEQ WQPB (identifier MDEQ_WQ_WQX), has the name "Canyon Ferry Lake" and has the identifier MDEQ_WQ_WQX-M09CYNFL02. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10030101.

This site is located in Broadwater County County, Montana at 46.5460000000 degrees latitude and -111.6100000000 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-M09CYNFL02" 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 2015 - 2017
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria, Photosynthetic,Phycocyanin 2016 - 2017
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2015 - 2017
Biological, Counts 2015 - 2017
Cyanotoxins, Phytotoxins 2015 - 2017
Information 2015 - 2017
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2015 - 2017
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2015 - 2015
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2015 - 2015
Not Assigned 2015 - 2017
Nutrient 2015 - 2017
Organics, Other 2015 - 2015
Physical 2015 - 2017
*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-M09CYNFL02
MonitoringLocationName Canyon Ferry Lake
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Canyon Ferry Lake
HUCEightDigitCode 10030101
LatitudeMeasure 46.5460000000
LongitudeMeasure -111.6100000000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 30
CountyCode 007
ProviderName STORET