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Water Quality Samples for Montana

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USGS 12323750 Silver Bow Creek at Warm Springs MT

Deer Lodge County, Montana
Hydrologic Unit Code 17010201
Latitude  46°10'46.19", Longitude 112°46'50.02" NAD83
Drainage area 473  square miles
Gage datum 4,787.95 feet above NGVD29
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Sample
Datetime		 Time
datum 		 Time
datum
reliability
code 		 Sample
Medium
Code 		 Agency
Collecting
Sample,
Code 



Stream
width,
feet
(00004)


Temper-
ature,
water,
deg C
(00010)


Temper-
ature,
air,
deg C
(00020)


Temper-
ature,
air,
deg F
(00021)

Baro-
metric
pres-
sure,
mm Hg
(00025)



Weather
WMO
code
(00041)



Dis-
charge,
ft3/s
(00060)
Number
of
sam-
pling
points,
count
(00063)



Gage
height,
feet
(00065)		 Specif-
ic
conduc-
tance,
wat unf
uS/cm @
25 degC
(00095)		 Hydro-
gen
ion,
water,
unfltrd
calcd,
mg/L
(00191)
pH,
water,
unfltrd
field,
std
units
(00400)
pH,
water,
unfltrd
lab,
std
units
(00403)

Carbon
dioxide
water,
unfltrd
mg/L
(00405)		 Carbon-
ate,
wat flt
infl pt
titr.,
field,
mg/L
(00452)		 Bicar-
bonate,
wat flt
infl pt
titr.,
field,
mg/L
(00453)

Organic
carbon,
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00681)

Hard-
ness,
water,
mg/L as
CaCO3
(00900)		 Noncarb
hard-
ness,
wat flt
field,
mg/L as
CaCO3
(00904)		 Noncarb
hard-
ness,
wat flt
lab,
mg/L as
CaCO3
(00905)


Calcium
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00915)

Magnes-
ium,
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00925)


Sodium,
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00930)


Sodium
adsorp-
tion
ratio
(00931)
Sodium
frac-
tion
of
cations
percent
(00932)

Potas-
sium,
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00935)

Chlor-
ide,
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00940)


Sulfate
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00945)

Fluor-
ide,
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00950)

Silica,
water,
fltrd,
mg/L as
SiO2
(00955)


Arsenic
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01000)


Arsenic
water,
unfltrd
ug/L
(01002)


Cadmium
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01025)


Cadmium
water,
unfltrd
ug/L
(01027)


Copper,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01040)
Copper,
water,
unfltrd
recover
-able,
ug/L
(01042)
Iron,
water,
unfltrd
recover
-able,
ug/L
(01045)


Iron,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01046)


Lead,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01049)
Lead,
water,
unfltrd
recover
-able,
ug/L
(01051)		 Manga-
nese,
water,
unfltrd
recover
-able,
ug/L
(01055)

Manga-
nese,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01056)


Zinc,
water,
fltrd,
ug/L
(01090)
Zinc,
water,
unfltrd
recover
-able,
ug/L
(01092)		 Alka-
linity,
wat flt
fxd end
lab,
mg/L as
CaCO3
(29801)

Gage
height
above
datum
meters
(30207)



Dis-
charge,
m3/s
(30208)		 Alka-
linity,
wat flt
inf tit
field,
mg/L as
CaCO3
(39086)


Transit
rate,
sampler
ft/s
(50015)


Site
visit
purpose
code
(50280)		 Turbdty
white
light,
det ang
90+/-30
corrctd
NTRU
(63676)		 Turbid-
ity,
IR LED
light,
det ang
90 deg,
FNU
(63680)		 Dis-
solved
solids,
sum of
consti-
tuents,
mg/L
(70301)
Dis-
solved
solids,
water,
tons/
acre-ft
(70303)		 Suspnd.
sedimnt
sieve
diametr
percent
<0.0625
mm
(70331)		 Hydrox-
ide,
wat flt
infl pt
titr.,
field,
mg/L
(71834)



Sample
purpose
code
(71999)		 Sample
loc-
ation,
distanc
down
stream,
feet
(72104)		 Sample
loc-
ation,
distanc
up-
stream,
feet
(72105)

Sampler
nozzle
mater-
ial,
code
(72219)

Sampler
nozzle
di-
ameter,
code
(72220)		 Sus-
pended
sedi-
ment
concen-
tration
mg/L
(80154)		 Vel-
city
at
point
in
stream,
ft/s
(81904)


Sam-
pling
method,
code
(82398)



Sampler
type,
code
(84164)
Sample
split-
ter
type,
field,
code
(84171)
Bottle
or bag
sampler
mater-
ial,
code
(84182)		 Specif.
conduc-
tance,
wat unf
lab,
uS/cm @
25 degC
(90095)

Sus-
pended
sedimnt
mass,
grams
(91157)
Sus-
pended
sedimnt
mass
<63 um,
grams
(91158)
Sus-
pended
sedimnt
mass
>63 um,
grams
(91159)		 Suspnd
sedimnt
mass
between
63 um &
4 mm,
grams
(91165)

Type
of
repli-
cate,
code
(99105)		 Type
of
sample
related
QA
data,
code
(99111)		 1 mL
4.5 N
H2SO4
preser-
vative
lot
number
(99156)		 2 mL
7.7 N
HNO3
preser-
vative
lot
number
(99159)		 100
uS/cm
KCl
conduct
stand-
ard lot
number
(99161)		 500
uS/cm
KCl
conduct
stand-
ard lot
number
(99163)		 750
uS/cm
KCl
conduct
stand-
ard lot
number
(99164)		 1000
uS/cm
KCl
conduct
stand-
ard lot
number
(99165)


pH 10
Buffer
lot
number
(99171)


pH 4
Buffer
lot
number
(99172)


pH 7
Buffer
lot
number
(99173)
0.16 N
Sulfur-
ic acid
titrant
lot
number
(99174)		 Lot no.
first,
inor-
ganic
grade
water,
number
(99200)
0.45 um
capsule
filter
NWIS
lot
number
(99206)		 NWIS
lot
number,
disk
filter,
0.45 um
number
(99218)		 Julian
date,
in-
bottle
diges-
tion,
ddd
(99870)
2019-10-08 10:35
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 52.0 7.0 15.5       100 13 2.34 465 M  9.0 8.4 0.2     3.96 186   83 51.1 14.3 21.5 0.69 20 3.83 23.0 102 0.80 6.73 19.1 19.4 0.121 0.13 3.4 4.7 74.4 16.1 0.064 0.32 40.3 20.0 2.1 5 104 0.71 2.8   0.3 1001 < 2.0   286 0.39 82   10.00     3 5 1 2.30 10 3044 10 2 480 0.0034     0.0006     40286 40295 30715 30656 30724   20356   20350     10062    
2020-03-25 12:15
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 48.0 4.8 8.0       90 24 2.12 668 M  8.4 8.1 0.8     2.46 271   171 85.7 13.9 25.7 0.68 17 5.74 26.3 215 0.83 10.9 7.2 9.4 0.343 0.30 2.6 5.7 194 < 10.0 0.058 1.43 137 68.2 5.5 15 100 0.65 2.5   0.4 1001 E 2.1   444 0.60 96   10.00     3 5 3   10 3044 10 2 679 0.0093     0.0004     40286 40299 30763 30713 30724   20356   20350     10062    
2020-04-14 12:05
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 48.0 4.5 5.6       135 8 2.30 676 0.00001 8.1 8.0 1.6     2.90 285   183 90.5 14.4 27.5 0.71 17 6.78 26.9 204 0.83 12.7 6.8 10.7 0.445 0.40 1.6 12.1 448 14.6 0.078 2.80 283 180 6.0 28 102 0.70 3.8   0.5 1001 E 4.9   445 0.61 94   10.00     3 5 7   10 3044 10 2 682 0.0155     0.0009     40308 40299 30763 30713 30724   20356   20350     10062    
2020-05-06 12:30
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 42.0 10.4 21.5       187 14 2.48 547 M  8.3 8.2 0.8     3.53 223   134 71.6 10.8 21.5 0.62 17 5.30 19.8 162 0.64 14.1 13.8 14.0 0.215 0.28 2.6 8.0 291 25.6 0.119 1.38 155 101 3.2 13 89.6 0.76 5.3   0.6 1001 E 3.5   359 0.49 93   10.00     3 5 10   10 3044 200 2 551 0.0190     0.0013     40308 40311 30763 30811 30724   20419 20353 20350     10062    
2020-05-19 11:20
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 84.0 10.9 15.0       172 28 2.43 449 M  8.7 8.1 0.3     4.15 185   107 59.1 9.12 17.7 0.57 17 4.28 14.5 129 0.56 13.7 17.0 19.3 0.176 0.25 3.3 10.6 466 32.9 0.121 2.30 124 71.7 2.1 13 78.0 0.74 4.9   0.3 1001 E 7.0   294 0.40 87   10.00     3 5 15   10 3044 10 2 455 0.0542     0.0072     40308 40311 30763 30811 30724   20419 20353 20350     10063   20201000
2020-07-14 10:25
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 84.0 7.1 17.0       170 28 2.51 431 M  8.3 8.1 0.8     4.69 181   101 57.9 8.86 16.9 0.55 17 3.88 11.0 122 0.53 13.8 19.0 21.5 0.159 0.17 3.3 5.5 143 26.9 0.047 0.43 100 73.8 < 2.0 6 80.4 0.77 4.8   0.2 1001 < 2.0   284 0.39 84   10.00     3 5 3   10 3044 10 2 435 0.0100     0.0016 30.00 30 40312 40311 30763 30811 30831   20419 20379 20350     10063   20201000
2020-08-18 11:40
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 32.0 16.9 27.0       62 11 2.15 523 M  8.9 8.5 0.2     3.40 236   153 72.0 13.6 20.1 0.57 15 4.12 12.6 167 0.64 14.5 21.4 21.2 0.119 0.19 1.6 2.6 92.2 20.2 0.029 0.23 72.8 45.8 < 2.0 3 82.8 0.66 1.7   0.1 1001 < 2.0   355 0.48 79   10.00     3 5 1   10 3044 10 2 528 0.0038     0.0008   10 40312 40311 30763 30811 30831   20419 20379 20350     10063   20201000
2020-10-14 11:45
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 36.0 6.0 7.5       78 10 2.23 653 0.00001 8.1 8.0 1.4     3.60 269   184 83.0 14.9 25.3 0.67 17 5.53 19.5 217 0.88 10.2 10.0 12.0 0.160 0.19 1.3 4.5 227 24.4 0.048 0.79 124 84.1 7.1 14 84.5 0.68 2.2   0.1 1001 E 2.0   427 0.58 91   10.00     3 5 2   10 3045 10   642 0.0076     0.0007     40312 40311 30763 30811 30831   20419   20398     10063   20201000
2021-03-23 10:50
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 38.0 3.0 0.0       114 10 2.21 732 M  8.3 8.1 0.9     2.71 320   223 104 15.0 29.5 0.72 16 6.76 27.6 245 0.98 13.2 8.0 10.2 0.297 0.27 3.0 6.5 134 15.3 0.039 0.52 149 132 11.5 21 97.4 0.67 3.2   0.2 1001 < 2.0   500 0.68 74   10.00     3 5 2   10 3044 10 2 736 0.0058     0.0015     40325 40327 30862 30870 30861   20451   20398     10063   20210000
2021-04-13 11:45
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 35.0 3.4 1.5       98 9 2.15 769 0.00001 8.1 8.4 1.6     2.92 334   237 111 13.9 29.0 0.69 16 7.24 26.0 250 0.96 12.2 6.4 8.8 0.443 0.41 1.3 12.3 394 12.9 0.050 2.30 321 218 4.9 31 96.6 0.66 2.8   0.3 1001 E 4.5   508 0.69 98   10.00     3 5 6   10 3044 10 2 783 0.0159     0.0003     40325 40327 30862 30870 30861   20480   20422     10063   20211000
2021-05-05 11:00
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 35.0 10.0 14.5       134 12 2.29 704 0.00001 8.2 8.1 1.0     3.36 313   217 104 12.9 26.3 0.65 15 6.71 20.8 246 0.92 13.6 10.3 13.2 0.331 0.23 1.7 5.3 280 13.1 0.042 1.08 326 241 3.3 11 95.5 0.70 3.8   0.3 1001 E 3.1   488 0.66 98   10.00     3 5 4   10 3044 10 2 711 0.0099     0.0002     40325 40327 30914 30870 30861   20480 20404       10067   20211000
2021-05-18 12:30
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 36.0 14.9 22.0       101 9 2.17 638 M  8.5 7.9 0.5     3.38 283   204 93.5 12.1 24.6 0.64 16 6.35 18.6 224 0.81 13.2 12.8 14.3 0.262 0.17 2.2 4.6 204 25.8 0.083 0.82 167 131 2.3 6 79.5 0.66 2.9   0.2 1001 E 2.4   441 0.60 91   10.00     3 5 5   10 3044 10 2 644 0.0113     0.0010     40325 40332 30914 30870 30922   20480 20468 20529     10067   20211000
2021-06-08 11:00
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 35.0 10.4 15.0       116 8 2.25 447 M  8.6 7.9 0.3     3.64 175   118 56.5 8.27 16.1 0.53 16 3.89 11.8 150 0.63 13.6 17.3 18.7 0.187 0.15 2.8 5.9 261 29.2 0.077 1.05 124 90.9 < 2.0 6 57.7 0.69 3.3   0.3 1001 E 3.0   295 0.40 86   10.00     3 5 8   10 3044 10 2 450 0.0207     0.0028     40336 40332 30914 30870 30922   20480   20529     10067   20211000
2021-07-13 10:45
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 37.0 16.0 21.5       44 16 2.01 712 M  8.9 8.3 0.2     3.57 311   228 98.0 16.1 27.8 0.69 16 5.74 19.6 258 0.94 13.4 18.6 20.4 0.154 0.15 2.0 2.3 94.9 18.2 0.037 0.22 132 84.6 < 2.0 2 83.4 0.61 1.3   0.2 1001 < 2.0   490 0.67 74   10.00     3 5 1   10 3044 10 2 718 0.0031     0.0008 30.00 30 40336 40332 30914 30870 30922   20480 20468 20529     10067   20211000
2021-08-17 11:00
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 34.0 17.2 21.0     1 58 14 2.13 840 M  9.2 8.7 0.1       370   302 118 18.0 36.6 0.83 17 8.45 27.2 336 1.21 16.1 27.3 29.0 0.324 0.19 1.2 1.9 72.8 12.2 0.022 0.21 109 59.1 < 2.0 2 68.0 0.65 1.7     1001 < 2.0   603 0.82     10.00   0.0 3 5     10 3044 10 2 848           10 40336 40332 30926 30870 30922 30857 20480 20468 20529   81818 10067   20211000
2021-10-13 12:15
 MST
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 45.0 5.4 6.5     2 61 15 2.13 895 0.00001 7.9 7.9 1.9     3.91 393   309 127 18.6 39.9 0.88 18 9.62 30.3 347 1.27 6.94 8.0 11.6 0.443 0.21 1.1 4.2 297 11.4 < 0.020 0.77 448 86.6 3.0 11 83.4 0.65 1.7   0.1 1001 E 2.7   630 0.86 89   10.00     3 5 8   10 3044 10 2 917 0.0270     0.0030     40336 40339 30926 30840 30939   20480 20468       10075   20211000
2022-03-23 09:45
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 37.0 6.3 6.5     1 64 12 2.03 785 M  8.5 8.1 0.6     2.25 352   260 114 16.5 30.1 0.70 15 7.04 28.0 275 1.06 11.3 7.0 8.8 0.450 0.38 2.4 4.3 136 7.6 < 0.020 0.37 164 131 9.9 18 92.8 0.62 1.8   0.1 1001 < 2.0   539 0.73 89   10.00   20.0 3 5 2   10 3044 30 2 811 0.0037     0.0004   1 40340 40339 30938 30940   30878 20564   20489     10072   20220000
2022-04-19 11:00
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 48.0 5.7 6.0     2 64 16 2.01 789 0.00001 8.2         2.84                                                         0.61 1.8   0.1 1001 E 2.7       99   10.00 40.0   3 5 4   10 3044 30 2   0.0093     0.0001   1 40340 40354 30938 30940   30878 20564   20489     10075    
2022-05-04 09:30
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 48.0 10.2 13.0     0.0 51 15 1.94 775 M  8.8         3.46                                                         0.59 1.4   0.1 1001 < 2.0       93   10.00 70.0   3 5 3   10 3044 30 2   0.0095     0.0007   1 40360 40354 30938 30940   30929 20564 20468 20489     10075    
2022-05-25 10:15
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 30.0 12.9 18.0     1 75 12 2.06 802 M  8.8         4.92                                                         0.63 2.1   0.3 1001 E 2.5       86   10.00 80.0   3 5 4   10 3044 30 2   0.0064     0.0009     40360 40354 30938 30940   30929 20564 20468 20489     10075    
2022-06-08 10:15
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 60.0 11.5 13.5     2 249 10 2.66 564 0.00001 8.0         3.97                                                         0.81 7.1   0.3 1001 E 3.9       75   10.00 80.0   3 5 12   10 3044 30 2   0.0364     0.0092     40363 40357 30978 30940   30929 20564 20468 20489     10075    
2022-07-13 10:40
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 45.0 18.2 22.0       70 18 2.12 485 0.00001 8.1         3.08                                                         0.65 2.0     1001 < 2.0       80   10.00 60.0   3 5 3   10 3044 30 2   0.0065     0.0013 30.00 30 40363 40357 30978 30940   30929 20582 20523 20489     10075    
2022-08-17 11:45
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 37.0 19.2       0.0 20 10 1.87 735 0.00001 8.3         3.68                                                         0.57 0.57   0.1 1001 < 2.0       85   10.00   250.0 3 5 2   10 3044 20 2   0.0039     0.0006   10 40363 40368                   10074    
2022-10-05 10:30
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 48.2 11.2 16.0     0.0 40 10 2.02 662 0.00001 8.2         3.74                                                         0.62 1.1     1001 < 2.0       34   10.00   100.0 3 5 3   10 3044 20 2   0.0050 0.0017 0.0033     40 40363 40368                   10079    
2023-03-22 09:00
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 45.0 2.7     634 0.0 42 10 1.89 803 M  8.4 8.1 0.9 0.6 129 2.55 350 243   111 17.6 35.2 0.82 18 7.53 35.4 259 0.97 11.7 6.4 7.9 0.223 0.23 4.1 4.9 120 46.4 0.086 0.25 130 110 13.4 17   0.58 1.2 107   1001 < 2.0 1.7 543 0.74 64 M  10.00   30.0 3 5 1   10 3044   2 814 0.0022 0.0014 0.0008     1 40381 40382               20587     10078 20230000
2023-04-11 14:45
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 44.0 8.8   57.0 632 1 147 10 2.35 555 M  8.4   0.7 0.7 106 2.72                                                         0.72 4.2 87.7   1001 < 2.0 3.6       M  10.00   200.0 3 5     10 3044   2             1 40375 40368               20621   10079    
2023-05-10 09:45
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 50.7 8.7     640 1 322 10 2.86 420 M  8.4   0.6 0.3 86.7 4.37                                                         0.87 9.1 71.7   1001 2.1 3.9       M  10.00   200.0 3 5     10 3044   2             1 40375 40382               20643   10079    

Water Quality Remark Code Description
< Less than
E Estimated
M Presence verified but not quantified