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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 2022-05-24 2023-10-11
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 2022-05-24 2023-10-11
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Unit Values, Water-quality 2022-04-27 2024-09-24
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 2022-05-24 2023-10-11
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 2022-05-24 2023-10-11
Nutrient Water-quality 2022-05-24 2023-07-26
Organics, other Water-quality 2022-05-24 2023-10-11
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 2018-08-22 2024-09-24
Radiochemistry Water-quality 2022-05-24 2023-10-11
Sediment Water-quality 2022-05-24 2023-06-13
Stable Isotopes Water-quality 2022-05-24 2022-08-26
n/a Peak Measurements 2019-05-17 2024-05-29
n/a Site Visits 2018-08-22 2024-08-22
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2018-01-01 2024-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 06192980 is associated with a Stream in Park County, Montana. Water data back to 2018 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
06192980 n/a
Site name
Shields River ab Smith Cr, nr Wilsall, MT n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 461001.78 n/a
DMS longitude 1103315.43 n/a
Decimal latitude 46.1671611 n/a
Decimal longitude -110.5542861 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from Digital MAP. N
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - .1 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS). 1
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Montana 30
State
Montana 30
County
Park County 067
Country US n/a
Land net location description SWNWNWS25 T05N R09E M n/a
Name of location map SCAB ROCK MOUNTAIN n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 5747 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model N
Altitude accuracy 10 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
10070003
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
20180821 n/a
Date site established or inventoried 20180827 n/a
Drainage area
53.9 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area n/a
Time Zone abbreviation MST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
Y n/a
Data reliability
Data have been checked by the reporting agency. C
Data-other GW files n/a
National aquifer n/a
Local aquifer n/a
Local aquifer type
n/a
Well depth n/a
Hole depth
n/a
Source of depth data n/a
Project number 1EF000 n/a