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Deer Lodge County, Montana

Hydrologic Unit Code 17010201

Latitude 46°06'25.79", Longitude 112°48'38.20" NAD83

Drainage area 28.6 square miles

Gage datum 4,930 feet above NAVD88

**Output formats**
Parameter Group Period of Record table
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Tab-separated data one sample per row with remark codes combined with values
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Output formats

Parameter Group Period of Record table

Inventory of available water-quality data for printing

Inventory of water-quality data with retrieval

Tab-separated data, one result per row

Tab-separated data one sample per row with remark codes combined with values

Tab-separated data one sample per row with tab-delimiter for remark codes

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Parameter Code	Count	Begin Date	End Date	Parameter Code Complete Name
00004	62	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Stream width, feet
00010	325	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
00020	238	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Temperature, air, degrees Celsius
00025	7	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Barometric pressure, millimeters of mercury
00028	63	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Agency analyzing sample, code
00041	16	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Weather, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) code
00060	39	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Discharge, cubic feet per second
00061	270	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Discharge, instantaneous, cubic feet per second
00063	58	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Number of sampling points, count
00065	281	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Gage height, feet
00095	315	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius
00191	233	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Hydrogen ion, water, unfiltered, calculated, milligrams per liter
00400	233	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units
00403	169	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	pH, water, unfiltered, laboratory, standard units
00405	99	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	21	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Ammonia (NH3 + NH4+), water, filtered, milligrams per liter as nitrogen
00613	21	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Nitrite, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as nitrogen
00618	21	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Nitrate, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as nitrogen
00631	21	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Nitrate plus nitrite, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as nitrogen
00660	21	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Orthophosphate, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as PO4
00671	21	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Orthophosphate, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as phosphorus
00681	85	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Organic carbon, water, filtered, milligrams per liter
00900	194	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Hardness, water, milligrams per liter as calcium carbonate
00904	5	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Noncarbonate hardness, water, filtered, field, milligrams per liter as calcium carbonate
00905	69	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Noncarbonate hardness, water, filtered, lab, milligrams per liter as calcium carbonate
00915	194	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Calcium, water, filtered, milligrams per liter
00925	194	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Magnesium, water, filtered, milligrams per liter
00930	104	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Sodium, water, filtered, milligrams per liter
00931	104	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), water, number
00932	104	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Sodium fraction of cations, water, percent in equivalents of major cations
00935	104	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Potassium, water, filtered, milligrams per liter
00940	104	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Chloride, water, filtered, milligrams per liter
00945	104	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Sulfate, water, filtered, milligrams per liter
00950	85	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Fluoride, water, filtered, milligrams per liter
00955	85	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Silica, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as SiO2
01000	232	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Arsenic, water, filtered, micrograms per liter
01002	217	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Arsenic, water, unfiltered, micrograms per liter
01025	194	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Cadmium, water, filtered, micrograms per liter
01027	183	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Cadmium, water, unfiltered, micrograms per liter
01040	232	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Copper, water, filtered, micrograms per liter
01042	216	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Copper, water, unfiltered, recoverable, micrograms per liter
01045	183	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Iron, water, unfiltered, recoverable, micrograms per liter
01046	194	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Iron, water, filtered, micrograms per liter
01049	232	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Lead, water, filtered, micrograms per liter
01051	216	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Lead, water, unfiltered, recoverable, micrograms per liter
01055	216	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Manganese, water, unfiltered, recoverable, micrograms per liter
01056	232	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Manganese, water, filtered, micrograms per liter
01090	232	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Zinc, water, filtered, micrograms per liter
01092	216	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Zinc, water, unfiltered, recoverable, micrograms per liter
29801	92	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Alkalinity, water, filtered, fixed endpoint (pH 4.5) titration, laboratory, milligrams per liter as calcium carbonate
30207	281	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Gage height, above datum, meters
30208	39	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Discharge, cubic meters per second
30209	270	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
50015	47	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Transit rate, sampler, feet per second
50280	105	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Site visit purpose, code
63676	86	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	7	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	98	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Dissolved solids, water, filtered, sum of constituents, milligrams per liter
70302	66	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Dissolved solids, water, short tons per day
70303	98	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Dissolved solids, water, filtered, short tons per acre-foot
70331	164	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	21	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Ammonia (NH3 + NH4+), water, filtered, milligrams per liter as NH4
71851	21	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Nitrate, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as nitrate
71856	21	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Nitrite, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as nitrite
71999	42	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Sample purpose, code
72104	13	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Sample location, distance downstream, feet
72105	4	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Sample location, distance upstream, feet
72219	54	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Sampler nozzle material, code
72220	54	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Sampler nozzle diameter, code
80154	164	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter
80155	129	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day
81352	65	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Filter pore size, micrometers
81904	30	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Velocity at point in stream, feet per second
82398	233	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Sampling method, code
84164	232	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Sampler type, code
84171	57	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Sample splitter type, field, code
84182	61	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Bottle or bag sampler material (construction), code
90095	169	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, laboratory, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius
91157	36	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Suspended sediment, sediment mass recovered from whole water sample, dry weight, grams
91158	5	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	5	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	31	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	3	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Type of replicate, code
99111	26	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	50	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Conductance standard NWIS lot number, 100 uS/cm KCl, National Field Supply Service (NFSS) stock number Q43FLD
99163	42	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	52	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	53	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	69	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	NWIS lot number, capsule filter, 0.45 micron
99218	2	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	NWIS lot number, disk filter, 0.45 micron
99870	36	2018-10-15	2019-08-19	Julian date, in-bottle digestion, ddd

Parameter
Code

Count

Begin
Date

End
Date

Parameter Code Complete Name

00004

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Stream width, feet

00010

325

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Temperature, water, degrees Celsius

00020

238

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Temperature, air, degrees Celsius

00025

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Barometric pressure, millimeters of mercury

00028

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Agency analyzing sample, code

00041

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Weather, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) code

00060

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Discharge, cubic feet per second

00061

270

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Discharge, instantaneous, cubic feet per second

00063

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Number of sampling points, count

00065

281

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Gage height, feet

00095

315

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius

00191

233

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Hydrogen ion, water, unfiltered, calculated, milligrams per liter

00400

233

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units

00403

169

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

pH, water, unfiltered, laboratory, standard units

00405

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Carbon dioxide, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter

00452

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Carbonate, water, filtered, inflection-point titration method (incremental titration method), field, milligrams per liter

00453

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Bicarbonate, water, filtered, inflection-point titration method (incremental titration method), field, milligrams per liter

00608

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Ammonia (NH3 + NH4+), water, filtered, milligrams per liter as nitrogen

00613

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Nitrite, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as nitrogen

00618

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Nitrate, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as nitrogen

00631

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Nitrate plus nitrite, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as nitrogen

00660

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Orthophosphate, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as PO4

00671

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Orthophosphate, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as phosphorus

00681

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Organic carbon, water, filtered, milligrams per liter

00900

194

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Hardness, water, milligrams per liter as calcium carbonate

00904

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Noncarbonate hardness, water, filtered, field, milligrams per liter as calcium carbonate

00905

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Noncarbonate hardness, water, filtered, lab, milligrams per liter as calcium carbonate

00915

194

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Calcium, water, filtered, milligrams per liter

00925

194

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Magnesium, water, filtered, milligrams per liter

00930

104

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Sodium, water, filtered, milligrams per liter

00931

104

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), water, number

00932

104

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Sodium fraction of cations, water, percent in equivalents of major cations

00935

104

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Potassium, water, filtered, milligrams per liter

00940

104

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Chloride, water, filtered, milligrams per liter

00945

104

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Sulfate, water, filtered, milligrams per liter

00950

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Fluoride, water, filtered, milligrams per liter

00955

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Silica, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as SiO2

01000

232

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Arsenic, water, filtered, micrograms per liter

01002

217

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Arsenic, water, unfiltered, micrograms per liter

01025

194

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Cadmium, water, filtered, micrograms per liter

01027

183

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Cadmium, water, unfiltered, micrograms per liter

01040

232

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Copper, water, filtered, micrograms per liter

01042

216

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Copper, water, unfiltered, recoverable, micrograms per liter

01045

183

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Iron, water, unfiltered, recoverable, micrograms per liter

01046

194

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Iron, water, filtered, micrograms per liter

01049

232

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Lead, water, filtered, micrograms per liter

01051

216

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Lead, water, unfiltered, recoverable, micrograms per liter

01055

216

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Manganese, water, unfiltered, recoverable, micrograms per liter

01056

232

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Manganese, water, filtered, micrograms per liter

01090

232

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Zinc, water, filtered, micrograms per liter

01092

216

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Zinc, water, unfiltered, recoverable, micrograms per liter

29801

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Alkalinity, water, filtered, fixed endpoint (pH 4.5) titration, laboratory, milligrams per liter as calcium carbonate

30207

281

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Gage height, above datum, meters

30208

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Discharge, cubic meters per second

30209

270

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Discharge, instantaneous, cubic meters per second

39086

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Alkalinity, water, filtered, inflection-point titration method (incremental titration method), field, milligrams per liter as calcium carbonate

50015

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Transit rate, sampler, feet per second

50280

105

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Site visit purpose, code

63676

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

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

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Dissolved solids, water, filtered, sum of constituents, milligrams per liter

70302

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Dissolved solids, water, short tons per day

70303

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Dissolved solids, water, filtered, short tons per acre-foot

70331

164

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Suspended sediment, sieve diameter, percent smaller than 0.0625 millimeters

71834

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Hydroxide, water, filtered, inflection-point titration method (incremental titration method), field, milligrams per liter

71846

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Ammonia (NH3 + NH4+), water, filtered, milligrams per liter as NH4

71851

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Nitrate, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as nitrate

71856

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Nitrite, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as nitrite

71999

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Sample purpose, code

72104

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Sample location, distance downstream, feet

72105

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Sample location, distance upstream, feet

72219

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Sampler nozzle material, code

72220

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Sampler nozzle diameter, code

80154

164

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter

80155

129

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day

81352

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Filter pore size, micrometers

81904

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Velocity at point in stream, feet per second

82398

233

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Sampling method, code

84164

232

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Sampler type, code

84171

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Sample splitter type, field, code

84182

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Bottle or bag sampler material (construction), code

90095

169

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, laboratory, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius

91157

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Suspended sediment, sediment mass recovered from whole water sample, dry weight, grams

91158

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

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

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

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Type of replicate, code

99111

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Type of quality assurance data associated with sample, code

99156

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

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

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Conductance standard NWIS lot number, 100 uS/cm KCl, National Field Supply Service (NFSS) stock number Q43FLD

99163

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Conductance standard NWIS lot number, 500 uS/cm KCl, National Field Supply Service (NFSS) stock number Q45FLD

99164

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Conductance standard NWIS lot number, 750 uS/cm KCl, National Field Supply Service (NFSS) stock number Q46FLD

99165

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Conductance standard NWIS lot number, 1000 uS/cm KCl, National Field Supply Service (NFSS) stock number Q47FLD

99171

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

pH 10 Buffer solution, NWIS lot number, National Field Supply Service (NFSS) stock numbers Q122FLD, Q123FLD

99172

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

pH 4 Buffer solution, NWIS lot number, National Field Supply Service (NFSS) stock numbers Q124FLD, Q125FLD

99173

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

pH 7 Buffer solution, NWIS lot number, National Field Supply Service (NFSS) stock numbers Q126FLD, Q127FLD

99174

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

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Conductance standard NWIS lot number, 1800 uS/cm KCl, National Field Supply Service (NFSS) stock number Q383FLD

99200

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Lot number, first, inorganic-grade water, number

99206

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

NWIS lot number, capsule filter, 0.45 micron

99218

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

NWIS lot number, disk filter, 0.45 micron

99870

2018-10-15

2019-08-19

Julian date, in-bottle digestion, ddd