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Turtlefoot Lake (SWO_OEP-JR-L-TURT-077) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This lake site, maintained by the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe Lake Traverse Reservation (SD) (identifier SWO_OEP), has the name "Turtlefoot Lake" and has the identifier SWO_OEP-JR-L-TURT-077. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07020001.

This site is located in Marshall County County, South Dakota at 45.7557419444 degrees latitude and -97.3214144444 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 "SWO_OEP-JR-L-TURT-077" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

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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*
Information 2010 - 2010
Nutrient 2010 - 2010
Physical 2010 - 2010
*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 SWO_OEP
OrganizationFormalName Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe Lake Traverse Reservation (SD)
MonitoringLocationIdentifier SWO_OEP-JR-L-TURT-077
MonitoringLocationName Turtlefoot Lake
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
HUCEightDigitCode 07020001
LatitudeMeasure 45.7557419444
LongitudeMeasure -97.3214144444
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 46
CountyCode 091
ProviderName STORET