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Spread Creek (MTVOLWQM_WQX-SPREADC) 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 Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring (identifier MTVOLWQM_WQX), has the name "Spread Creek" and has the identifier MTVOLWQM_WQX-SPREADC. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17010103.

This site is located in Lincoln County County, Montana at 48.8227000000 degrees latitude and -115.8512100000 degrees longitude using the datum WGS84. 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 "MTVOLWQM_WQX-SPREADC" 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.

Leaflet USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State HIU; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Data refreshed February, 2025.

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*
Information 2021 - 2024
Nutrient 2021 - 2024
Physical 2021 - 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 MTVOLWQM_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Montana Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring
MonitoringLocationIdentifier MTVOLWQM_WQX-SPREADC
MonitoringLocationName Spread Creek
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Large tributary that flows into main-stem Yaak River
HUCEightDigitCode 17010103
LatitudeMeasure 48.8227000000
LongitudeMeasure -115.8512100000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 30
CountyCode 053
ProviderName STORET