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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 1989-11-09 2023-11-01
Inorganics, Major, Metals Water-quality 1993-03-08 2023-08-15
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 1993-03-08 2023-11-01
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals Water-quality 1993-03-08 2023-08-15
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 1993-03-08 2023-08-15
Nutrient Water-quality 2008-06-02 2009-08-18
Organics, other Water-quality 2012-05-15 2023-11-01
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 1988-07-01 2024-11-21
Sediment Daily Values, Water-quality 1993-03-01 2023-11-01
n/a Peak Measurements 1989-03-09 2024-03-19
n/a Site Visits 1988-06-30 2024-10-24
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2006-01-01 2024-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 12323600 is associated with a Stream in Deer Lodge County, Montana. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Temperature are available. Water data back to 1988 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
12323600 n/a
Site name
Silver Bow Creek at Opportunity MT n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 460627.93 n/a
DMS longitude 1124819.02 n/a
Decimal latitude 46.1077583 n/a
Decimal longitude -112.8052833 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
Deer Lodge County 023
Country US n/a
Land net location description SESWSES11 T04N R10W P n/a
Name of location map OPPORTUNITY n/a
Scale of location map 62500 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 4912 feet n/a
Method altitude determined Interpolated from topographic map. M
Altitude accuracy 2 feet n/a
Altitude datum
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 NGVD29
Subbasin hydrologic unit
17010201
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 19880630 n/a
Drainage area
343 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
n/a
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

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