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RIDGE BETWEEN POORMAN AND LIBBY DRAINAGE (MONT_DEQ_WQX-150WDS-6) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This well site, maintained by the MONT_DEQ_WQX - Montana DEQ - Pre-1999 Data (identifier MONT_DEQ_WQX), has the name "RIDGE BETWEEN POORMAN AND LIBBY DRAINAGE" and has the identifier MONT_DEQ_WQX-150WDS-6. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17010101.

This site is located in Lincoln County County, Montana at 48.1377780000 degrees latitude and -115.5363890000 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 "MONT_DEQ_WQX-150WDS-6" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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 1992 - 1993
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1992 - 1993
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1992 - 1993
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1992 - 1993
Nutrient 1992 - 1993
Physical 1992 - 1993
*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 MONT_DEQ_WQX
OrganizationFormalName MONT_DEQ_WQX - Montana DEQ - Pre-1999 Data
MonitoringLocationIdentifier MONT_DEQ_WQX-150WDS-6
MonitoringLocationName RIDGE BETWEEN POORMAN AND LIBBY DRAINAGE
MonitoringLocationTypeName Well
HUCEightDigitCode 17010101
LatitudeMeasure 48.1377780000
LongitudeMeasure -115.5363890000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Differential
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 30
CountyCode 053
ProviderName STORET