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Water Quality Samples for Montana

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USGS 12323600 Silver Bow Creek at Opportunity MT

Deer Lodge County, Montana
Hydrologic Unit Code 17010201
Latitude  46°06'27.93", Longitude 112°48'19.02" NAD83
Drainage area 343  square miles
Gage datum 4,912 feet above NGVD29
Period of record
Begin Date End Date Samples
1989-11-09 2023-11-01 553
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Parameter
Code
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Date
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Parameter Code Complete Name
00004 61 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Stream width, feet
00010 549 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
00020 460 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Temperature, air, degrees Celsius
00021 2 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Temperature, air, degrees Fahrenheit
00025 9 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Barometric pressure, millimeters of mercury
00028 267 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Agency analyzing sample, code
00041 31 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Weather, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) code
00060 50 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Discharge, cubic feet per second
00061 497 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Discharge, instantaneous, cubic feet per second
00063 61 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Number of sampling points, count
00065 479 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Gage height, feet
00095 538 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius
00191 314 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Hydrogen ion, water, unfiltered, calculated, milligrams per liter
00400 314 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units
00403 209 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 pH, water, unfiltered, laboratory, standard units
00405 123 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Carbon dioxide, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter
00452 7 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Carbonate, water, filtered, inflection-point titration method (incremental titration method), field, milligrams per liter
00453 7 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Bicarbonate, water, filtered, inflection-point titration method (incremental titration method), field, milligrams per liter
00608 40 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Ammonia (NH3 + NH4+), water, filtered, milligrams per liter as nitrogen
00613 40 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Nitrite, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as nitrogen
00618 40 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Nitrate, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as nitrogen
00631 40 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Nitrate plus nitrite, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as nitrogen
00660 40 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Orthophosphate, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as PO4
00671 40 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Orthophosphate, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as phosphorus
00681 84 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Organic carbon, water, filtered, milligrams per liter
00900 275 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Hardness, water, milligrams per liter as calcium carbonate
00904 7 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Noncarbonate hardness, water, filtered, field, milligrams per liter as calcium carbonate
00905 88 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Noncarbonate hardness, water, filtered, lab, milligrams per liter as calcium carbonate
00915 275 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Calcium, water, filtered, milligrams per liter
00925 275 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Magnesium, water, filtered, milligrams per liter
00930 134 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Sodium, water, filtered, milligrams per liter
00931 134 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), water, number
00932 134 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Sodium fraction of cations, water, percent in equivalents of major cations
00935 134 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Potassium, water, filtered, milligrams per liter
00940 129 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Chloride, water, filtered, milligrams per liter
00945 129 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Sulfate, water, filtered, milligrams per liter
00950 114 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Fluoride, water, filtered, milligrams per liter
00955 114 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Silica, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as SiO2
01000 312 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Arsenic, water, filtered, micrograms per liter
01002 298 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Arsenic, water, unfiltered, micrograms per liter
01025 311 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Cadmium, water, filtered, micrograms per liter
01027 298 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Cadmium, water, unfiltered, micrograms per liter
01040 310 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Copper, water, filtered, micrograms per liter
01042 298 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Copper, water, unfiltered, recoverable, micrograms per liter
01045 297 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Iron, water, unfiltered, recoverable, micrograms per liter
01046 312 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Iron, water, filtered, micrograms per liter
01049 312 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Lead, water, filtered, micrograms per liter
01051 298 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Lead, water, unfiltered, recoverable, micrograms per liter
01055 298 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Manganese, water, unfiltered, recoverable, micrograms per liter
01056 312 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Manganese, water, filtered, micrograms per liter
01090 311 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Zinc, water, filtered, micrograms per liter
01092 298 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Zinc, water, unfiltered, recoverable, micrograms per liter
29801 88 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Alkalinity, water, filtered, fixed endpoint (pH 4.5) titration, laboratory, milligrams per liter as calcium carbonate
30207 479 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Gage height, above datum, meters
30208 50 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Discharge, cubic meters per second
30209 497 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Discharge, instantaneous, cubic meters per second
39086 7 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Alkalinity, water, filtered, inflection-point titration method (incremental titration method), field, milligrams per liter as calcium carbonate
50014 1 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Transit rate, sampler, minimum, feet per second
50015 49 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Transit rate, sampler, feet per second
50016 1 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Transit rate, sampler, maximum, feet per second
50280 105 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Site visit purpose, code
63676 80 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Turbidity, water, unfiltered, broad band light source (400-680 nm), detectors at multiple angles including 90 +-30 degrees, ratiometric correction, NTRU
63680 9 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)
70301 123 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Dissolved solids, water, filtered, sum of constituents, milligrams per liter
70302 90 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Dissolved solids, water, short tons per day
70303 123 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Dissolved solids, water, filtered, short tons per acre-foot
70331 250 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Suspended sediment, sieve diameter, percent smaller than 0.0625 millimeters
71834 7 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Hydroxide, water, filtered, inflection-point titration method (incremental titration method), field, milligrams per liter
71846 40 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Ammonia (NH3 + NH4+), water, filtered, milligrams per liter as NH4
71851 40 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Nitrate, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as nitrate
71856 40 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Nitrite, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as nitrite
71999 44 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Sample purpose, code
72104 4 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Sample location, distance downstream, feet
72105 17 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Sample location, distance upstream, feet
72219 63 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Sampler nozzle material, code
72220 63 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Sampler nozzle diameter, code
80154 250 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter
80155 207 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day
81352 64 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Filter pore size, micrometers
81903 1 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Depth to bottom at sample location, feet
81904 31 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Velocity at point in stream, feet per second
82398 315 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Sampling method, code
84164 315 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Sampler type, code
84171 60 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Sample splitter type, field, code
84182 63 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Bottle or bag sampler material (construction), code
90095 207 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, laboratory, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius
90410 28 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Acid neutralizing capacity, water, unfiltered, fixed endpoint (pH 4.5) titration, laboratory, milligrams per liter as calcium carbonate
91157 40 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Suspended sediment, sediment mass recovered from whole water sample, dry weight, grams
91158 10 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Suspended sediment, smaller than 0.063 mm sieve diameter, sediment mass recovered from whole water sample, dry weight, grams
91159 10 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Suspended sediment, larger than 0.063 mm sieve diameter, sediment mass recovered from whole water sample, dry weight, grams
91165 30 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Suspended sediment, between 0.063 and 4 mm sieve diameter, sediment mass analyzed for particle size fractions, dry weight, grams
99105 14 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Type of replicate, code
99111 30 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Type of quality assurance data associated with sample, code
99156 71 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Sulfuric acid NWIS lot number, 4.5 N (1:7), 1 mL, National Field Supply Service (NFSS) stock number Q438FLD
99159 71 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Nitric acid NWIS lot number, 7.5-7.7 N, 2 mL, National Field Supply Service (NFSS) stock number Q436FLD
99161 49 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Conductance standard NWIS lot number, 100 uS/cm KCl, National Field Supply Service (NFSS) stock number Q43FLD
99163 41 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Conductance standard NWIS lot number, 500 uS/cm KCl, National Field Supply Service (NFSS) stock number Q45FLD
99164 28 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Conductance standard NWIS lot number, 750 uS/cm KCl, National Field Supply Service (NFSS) stock number Q46FLD
99165 10 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Conductance standard NWIS lot number, 1000 uS/cm KCl, National Field Supply Service (NFSS) stock number Q47FLD
99171 51 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 pH 10 Buffer solution, NWIS lot number, National Field Supply Service (NFSS) stock numbers Q122FLD, Q123FLD
99172 12 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 pH 4 Buffer solution, NWIS lot number, National Field Supply Service (NFSS) stock numbers Q124FLD, Q125FLD
99173 52 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 pH 7 Buffer solution, NWIS lot number, National Field Supply Service (NFSS) stock numbers Q126FLD, Q127FLD
99174 7 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Sulfuric acid titrant NWIS lot number, 0.16 N, cartridge, National Field Supply Service (NFSS) stock number Q142FLD
99177 6 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Conductance standard NWIS lot number, 1800 uS/cm KCl, National Field Supply Service (NFSS) stock number Q383FLD
99200 1 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Lot number, first, inorganic-grade water, number
99206 70 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 NWIS lot number, capsule filter, 0.45 micron
99218 1 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 NWIS lot number, disk filter, 0.45 micron
99870 105 2018-10-15 2019-08-19 Julian date, in-bottle digestion, ddd
 
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