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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 1974-05-24 2023-11-02
Information Unit Values, Water-quality 1972-06-14 2023-11-02
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1974-06-12 2023-11-02
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Unit Values, Water-quality 1972-06-14 2023-11-02
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1972-06-28 2023-11-02
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1972-06-28 2023-11-02
Microbiological Water-quality 1972-06-28 1980-10-01
Nutrient Water-quality 1972-06-14 2023-07-25
Organics, PCBs Water-quality 1972-10-19 1974-05-24
Organics, other Water-quality 1974-06-12 2023-11-02
Organics, pesticide Water-quality 1972-07-27 1974-05-24
Physical Unit Values, Water-quality 1972-06-14 2023-11-02
Population/Community Water-quality 1980-10-01 1980-10-01
Radiochemistry Water-quality 1972-07-27 2023-09-25
Sediment Water-quality 1999-10-14 1999-10-14
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 12300110 is associated with a Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment in Lincoln County, Montana. Water data back to 1972 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
12300110 n/a
Site name
Lake Koocanusa at international boundary n/a
Site type
Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment
LK
DMS latitude 485922.67 n/a
DMS longitude 1151051.49 n/a
Decimal latitude 48.98963056 n/a
Decimal longitude -115.1809694 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft) G
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - .5 sec (PLGR/PPS GPS). 5
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
Lincoln County 053
Country US n/a
Land net location description S12 T37N R28W M n/a
Name of location map REXFORD n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 2463 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model N
Altitude accuracy 25 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
17010101
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
Lake or Swamp
L
Flags for instruments at site NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 19720101 n/a
Drainage area
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 NYNNNNNN 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 n/a