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Water Quality Samples for Montana

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Questions or concerns about USGS data and data products in Montana and Wyoming can be directed to the Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center Data Management Section.

UPDATED July 25, 2022: The following stations are part of a short-term project and are scheduled to be discontinued on September 30, 2022 if alternative funding can not be secured.
  • 06192900 Dugout Creek near mouth, near Willsall, MT
  • 12355342 Hallowat Creek above Kletomus Creek, near Olney, MT
  • 12355347 Big Creek below Lookout Creek, near Apgar, MT

Please contact the Wyoming-Montana Science Center for more information.

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 2022-07-12 542
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Parameter
Code		 Count Begin
Date		 End
Date		 Parameter Code Complete Name
00004 50 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Stream width, feet
00010 538 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
00020 456 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Temperature, air, degrees Celsius
00028 267 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Agency analyzing sample, code
00041 21 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Weather, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) code
00060 9 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Discharge, cubic feet per second
00061 513 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Discharge, instantaneous, cubic feet per second
00063 51 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Number of sampling points, count
00065 454 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Gage height, feet
00095 527 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius
00191 303 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Hydrogen ion, water, unfiltered, calculated, milligrams per liter
00400 303 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units
00403 195 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 pH, water, unfiltered, laboratory, standard units
00405 115 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Carbon dioxide, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter
00608 40 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Ammonia (NH3 + NH4+), water, filtered, milligrams per liter as nitrogen
00613 40 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Nitrite, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as nitrogen
00618 40 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Nitrate, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as nitrogen
00631 40 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Nitrate plus nitrite, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as nitrogen
00660 40 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Orthophosphate, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as PO4
00671 40 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Orthophosphate, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as phosphorus
00681 72 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Organic carbon, water, filtered, milligrams per liter
00900 261 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Hardness, water, milligrams per liter as calcium carbonate
00905 87 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Noncarbonate hardness, water, filtered, lab, milligrams per liter as calcium carbonate
00915 261 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Calcium, water, filtered, milligrams per liter
00925 261 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Magnesium, water, filtered, milligrams per liter
00930 120 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Sodium, water, filtered, milligrams per liter
00931 120 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), water, number
00932 120 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Sodium fraction of cations, water, percent in equivalents of major cations
00935 120 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Potassium, water, filtered, milligrams per liter
00940 115 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Chloride, water, filtered, milligrams per liter
00945 115 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Sulfate, water, filtered, milligrams per liter
00950 100 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Fluoride, water, filtered, milligrams per liter
00955 100 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Silica, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as SiO2
01000 298 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Arsenic, water, filtered, micrograms per liter
01002 284 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Arsenic, water, unfiltered, micrograms per liter
01025 297 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Cadmium, water, filtered, micrograms per liter
01027 284 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Cadmium, water, unfiltered, micrograms per liter
01040 296 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Copper, water, filtered, micrograms per liter
01042 284 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Copper, water, unfiltered, recoverable, micrograms per liter
01045 283 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Iron, water, unfiltered, recoverable, micrograms per liter
01046 298 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Iron, water, filtered, micrograms per liter
01049 298 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Lead, water, filtered, micrograms per liter
01051 284 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Lead, water, unfiltered, recoverable, micrograms per liter
01055 284 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Manganese, water, unfiltered, recoverable, micrograms per liter
01056 298 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Manganese, water, filtered, micrograms per liter
01090 297 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Zinc, water, filtered, micrograms per liter
01092 284 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Zinc, water, unfiltered, recoverable, micrograms per liter
29801 87 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Alkalinity, water, filtered, fixed endpoint (pH 4.5) titration, laboratory, milligrams per liter as calcium carbonate
30207 454 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Gage height, above datum, meters
30208 9 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Discharge, cubic meters per second
30209 513 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Discharge, instantaneous, cubic meters per second
50014 1 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Transit rate, sampler, minimum, feet per second
50015 49 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Transit rate, sampler, feet per second
50016 1 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Transit rate, sampler, maximum, feet per second
50280 94 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Site visit purpose, code
63676 69 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Turbidity, water, unfiltered, broad band light source (400-680 nm), detectors at multiple angles including 90 +-30 degrees, ratiometric correction, NTRU
70301 115 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Dissolved solids, water, filtered, sum of constituents, milligrams per liter
70302 106 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Dissolved solids, water, short tons per day
70303 115 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Dissolved solids, water, filtered, short tons per acre-foot
70331 237 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Suspended sediment, sieve diameter, percent smaller than 0.0625 millimeters
71846 40 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Ammonia (NH3 + NH4+), water, filtered, milligrams per liter as NH4
71851 40 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Nitrate, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as nitrate
71856 40 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Nitrite, water, filtered, milligrams per liter as nitrite
71999 14 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Sample purpose, code
72104 3 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Sample location, distance downstream, feet
72105 7 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Sample location, distance upstream, feet
72219 52 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Sampler nozzle material, code
72220 52 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Sampler nozzle diameter, code
80154 237 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter
80155 223 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day
81352 64 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Filter pore size, micrometers
81904 31 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Velocity at point in stream, feet per second
82398 304 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Sampling method, code
84164 304 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Sampler type, code
84171 54 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Sample splitter type, field, code
84182 52 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Bottle or bag sampler material (construction), code
90095 193 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, laboratory, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius
90410 28 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Acid neutralizing capacity, water, unfiltered, fixed endpoint (pH 4.5) titration, laboratory, milligrams per liter as calcium carbonate
91157 27 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Suspended sediment, sediment mass recovered from whole water sample, dry weight, grams
91165 27 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Suspended sediment, between 0.063 and 4 mm sieve diameter, sediment mass analyzed for particle size fractions, dry weight, grams
99105 14 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Type of replicate, code
99111 20 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Type of quality assurance data associated with sample, code
99156 61 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Sulfuric acid NWIS lot number, 4.5 N (1:7), 1 mL, National Field Supply Service (NFSS) stock number Q438FLD
99159 61 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Nitric acid NWIS lot number, 7.5-7.7 N, 2 mL, National Field Supply Service (NFSS) stock number Q436FLD
99161 49 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Conductance standard NWIS lot number, 100 uS/cm KCl, National Field Supply Service (NFSS) stock number Q43FLD
99163 41 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Conductance standard NWIS lot number, 500 uS/cm KCl, National Field Supply Service (NFSS) stock number Q45FLD
99164 28 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Conductance standard NWIS lot number, 750 uS/cm KCl, National Field Supply Service (NFSS) stock number Q46FLD
99165 10 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Conductance standard NWIS lot number, 1000 uS/cm KCl, National Field Supply Service (NFSS) stock number Q47FLD
99171 51 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 pH 10 Buffer solution, NWIS lot number, National Field Supply Service (NFSS) stock numbers Q122FLD, Q123FLD
99172 12 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 pH 4 Buffer solution, NWIS lot number, National Field Supply Service (NFSS) stock numbers Q124FLD, Q125FLD
99173 52 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 pH 7 Buffer solution, NWIS lot number, National Field Supply Service (NFSS) stock numbers Q126FLD, Q127FLD
99177 6 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Conductance standard NWIS lot number, 1800 uS/cm KCl, National Field Supply Service (NFSS) stock number Q383FLD
99200 1 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Lot number, first, inorganic-grade water, number
99206 61 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 NWIS lot number, capsule filter, 0.45 micron
99870 91 1989-11-09 2022-07-12 Julian date, in-bottle digestion, ddd
 
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