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Blackfoot River below Union Creek (MTWTRSHD_WQX-LBF-BFSW-1) 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 Watershed (identifier MTWTRSHD_WQX), has the name "Blackfoot River below Union Creek" and has the identifier MTWTRSHD_WQX-LBF-BFSW-1. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17010203.

This site is located in Missoula County County, Montana at 46.9076700000 degrees latitude and -113.6830200000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 1041 m No vertical location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "MTWTRSHD_WQX-LBF-BFSW-1" 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 2009 - 2009
Nutrient 2009 - 2009
Physical 2009 - 2009
*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 MTWTRSHD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Montana Watershed
MonitoringLocationIdentifier MTWTRSHD_WQX-LBF-BFSW-1
MonitoringLocationName Blackfoot River below Union Creek
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText on right bank ~0.5 mile below mouth
HUCEightDigitCode 17010203
LatitudeMeasure 46.9076700000
LongitudeMeasure -113.6830200000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1041
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode m
VerticalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName OTHER
CountryCode US
StateCode 30
CountyCode 063
ProviderName STORET