Lake Koocanusa at forebay, nr Libby, MT - 12301919
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Lake Koocanusa at forebay, nr Libby, MT - 12301919
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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
Important Data may be provisional
Value
Status
Time
Latest value
13.6 deg C
Approved
Oct 19, 2021
09:51:00 AM MDT
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7 data types available - data from 2021-06-13 to 2021-10-19
Continuous data are collected via automated sensors installed at a monitoring location.
Data type
Data date range
Chlorophyll relative fluorescence (fChl), water, in situ, relative fluorescence units (RFU)
2021-06-13 - 2021-08-11
Depth of sensor below water surface, meters
2021-06-13 - 2021-10-19
Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter
2021-06-13 - 2021-10-19
pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units
2021-06-13 - 2021-10-19
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius
2021-06-13 - 2021-10-19
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
2021-06-13 - 2021-10-19
Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)
2021-07-14 - 2021-10-19
Daily data
0 data types available
Field measurements
0 data types available
Discrete sample data
0 observed properties (data types) available
- Monitoring Location
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5 km
3 mi
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| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological | Water-quality | 1974-04-23 | 2023-09-27 |
| Information | Unit Values, Water-quality | 1972-06-05 | 2023-09-27 |
| Inorganics, Major, Metals | Water-quality | 1974-06-14 | 2023-09-27 |
| Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | Unit Values, Water-quality | 1972-06-05 | 2023-09-27 |
| Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1972-06-27 | 2023-09-27 |
| Inorganics, Minor, metals | Water-quality | 1972-06-27 | 2023-09-27 |
| Microbiological | Water-quality | 1972-06-27 | 1974-05-21 |
| Nutrient | Water-quality | 1972-06-05 | 2023-07-26 |
| Organics, PCBs | Water-quality | 1972-10-17 | 1974-05-21 |
| Organics, other | Water-quality | 1974-06-14 | 2023-09-27 |
| Organics, pesticide | Water-quality | 1972-07-24 | 1974-05-21 |
| Physical | Unit Values, Water-quality | 1972-06-05 | 2023-09-27 |
| Radiochemistry | Water-quality | 1972-07-24 | 2023-09-27 |
Monitoring location 12301919 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
|
12301919 | n/a |
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Site name
|
Lake Koocanusa at forebay, nr Libby, MT | n/a |
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Site type
|
Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment
|
LK |
| DMS latitude | 482450.7 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 1151829.9 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 48.4140833 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -115.3083056 | n/a |
|
Latitude-longitude method
|
Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft) | G |
|
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 |
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State
|
Montana | 30 |
|
County
|
Lincoln County | 053 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | n/a | |
| Name of location map | ALEXANDER MOUNTAIN | n/a |
| Scale of location map | 24000 | n/a |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 2412 feet | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model | N |
| Altitude accuracy | 50 feet | n/a |
|
Altitude datum
|
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 | NAVD88 |
|
Subbasin hydrologic unit
|
Middle Kootenai | 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 | 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
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n/a | |
| Data-other GW files | NYNNNNNN | n/a |
| National aquifer | n/a | |
| Local aquifer | n/a | |
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Local aquifer type
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n/a | |
| Well depth | n/a | |
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Hole depth
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n/a | |
| Source of depth data | n/a | |
| Project number | n/a |