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USGS 12323840 Lost Creek near Anaconda MT

Deer Lodge County, Montana
Hydrologic Unit Code 17010201
Latitude  46°09'40.77", Longitude 112°53'37.67" NAD83
Drainage area 26.5  square miles
Gage datum 5,100 feet above NAVD88
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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)

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 08:45
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 5.00 5.5 12.0     11 10 2.92 231 0.00001 8.0 8.2 1.9     1.26 111   2 33.4 6.71 3.22 0.13 6 1.34 1.33 11.6 0.43 12.3 4.1 4.3 < 0.030 0.04 0.98 3.8 117 14.8 0.026 0.44 7.7 1.94 < 2.0 2 109 0.89 0.32   0.3 1001 < 2.0   136 0.18 69   10.00     3 5 4 1.90 10 3044 10 2 236 0.0091     0.0028     40286 40295 30715 30656 30724   20356   20350     10062    
2020-03-25 09:35
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 8.00 2.7 0.0     5.5 16 2.61 229 0.00001 8.1 8.2 1.8     0.86 109     32.7 6.75 3.34 0.14 6 1.22 1.27 12.4 0.46 10.7 2.9 3.5 < 0.030 < 0.03 1.1 2.2 44.6 < 10.0 0.062 0.21 2.7 1.05 < 2.0 < 2 112 0.80 0.16   0.2 1001 < 2.0   136 0.18 85   10.00     3 5 1   10 3044 10 2 235 0.0027     0.0004     40286 40299 30763 30713 30724   20356   20350     10062    
2020-04-14 09:10
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 8.00 1.6 0.5     5.7 16 2.62 227 0.00001 8.0 8.2 2.1     0.98 113   5 33.5 7.12 3.36 0.14 6 1.38 1.32 11.8 0.45 11.8 3.0 3.6 < 0.030 0.03 1.0 2.7 66.6 < 10.0 < 0.020 0.26 4.1 1.25 < 2.0 < 2 108 0.80 0.16   0.2 1001 < 2.0   135 0.18 78   10.00     3 5 3   10 3044 10 2 229 0.0049     0.0011 30.00 30 40308 40299 30763 30713 30724   20356   20350     10062    
2020-05-06 10:30
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 7.00 6.1 14.5     15 7 3.05 178 0.00001 8.0 8.2 1.6     2.14 86.5   1 26.1 5.17 2.29 0.11 5 1.08       10.9 3.4 5.2 < 0.030 0.09 2.3 33.5 467 20.9 0.122 2.32 14.5 2.65 < 2.0 7 85.4 0.93 0.42   0.1 1001 E 5.0       66   10.00     3 5 27   10 3044 200 2 180 0.0387     0.0133   10 40308 40311 30763 30811 30724   20419 20353 20350     10062    
2020-05-18 15:20
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 8.00 12.6 18.5     13 16 2.97 164 0.00001 7.8 8.1 2.2     2.51 82.5   5 24.9 4.92 2.33 0.11 6 1.10 0.94 7.11 0.33 11.4 3.6 4.5 < 0.030 0.06 2.5 11.8 240 14.4 0.034 1.07 10.8 2.03 < 2.0 4 77.1 0.91 0.36   0.2 1001 E 3.4   99 0.13 58   10.00     3 5 14   10 3044 10 2 166 0.0253     0.0106     40308 40311 30763 30811 30724   20419   20350     10063   20201000
2020-06-01 15:30
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 14.0 10.1 19.0     53 12 4.50 114 0.00001 7.9 8.0 1.4     3.60 56.8   3 17.7 3.03 1.72 0.10 6 0.99 0.64 4.62 0.23 9.81 5.2 7.1 < 0.030 0.13 2.7 21.9 907 27.3 0.076 3.19 24.6 3.34 < 2.0 10 53.5 1.37 1.5   0.6 1001 E 12   71 0.10 59   10.00     3 5 49   10 3044 10 2 115 0.1288     0.0526     40308 40311 30763 30811 30831   20419   20350         20201000
2020-07-14 09:05
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 8.00 7.1 14.0     27 6 3.56 199 0.00001 7.9 8.2 2.4     1.77 103   2 31.3 6.00 2.83 0.12 6 1.22 1.01 7.93 0.34 11.6 4.8 5.3 < 0.030 0.03 1.4 3.5 110 < 10.0 < 0.020 0.32 6.1 1.35 < 2.0 3 101 1.09 0.76   0.1 1001 < 2.0   123 0.17 54   10.00     3 5 5   10 3044 10 2 201 0.0089     0.0041     40312 40311 30763 30811 30831   20419 20379 20350     10063   20201000
2020-08-18 10:15
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 8.00 10.5 22.5     19 16 3.22 238 0.00001 8.1 8.3 1.7     1.26 121   10 37.1 6.98 3.24 0.13 5 1.43 1.14 9.49 0.37 12.4 4.5 4.7 < 0.030 < 0.03 1.1 2.8 81.9 11.4 < 0.020 0.29 5.3 1.90 < 2.0 3 111 0.98 0.54   0.1 1001 < 2.0   139 0.19 63   10.00     3 5 3   10 3044 10 2 235 0.0056     0.0021     40312 40311 30763 30811 30831   20419 20379 20350     10063   20201000
2020-10-14 10:25
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 8.00 5.2 5.5     16 16 3.09 246 0.00001 7.9 8.1 2.6     1.65 109   2 32.9 6.44 3.15 0.13 6 1.39 1.48 9.48 0.39 12.0 4.3 4.7 < 0.030 0.05 1.3 7.8 232 15.2 0.036 1.08 10.0 2.69 < 2.0 4 106 0.94 0.44   0.1 1001 E 2.6   131 0.18 65   10.00     3 5 9   10 3045 10 2 222 0.0128     0.0045     40312 40311 30763 30811 30831   20419   20398     10063   20201000
2021-03-23 09:30
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 7.00 2.7 -2.0     7.8 14 2.72 235 0.00001 7.9 8.3 3.0     0.99 118   8 35.1 7.32 3.53 0.14 6 1.34 1.49 12.7 0.46 11.9 2.8 2.9 0.030 < 0.03 1.0 3.4 68.5 6.2 < 0.020 0.32 3.8 1.16 < 2.0 2 110 0.83 0.22   0.1 1001 < 2.0   140 0.19 80   10.00     3 5 3   10 3044 10 2 236 0.0044     0.0009     40325 40327 30862 30870 30861   20451   20398     10063   20210000
2021-04-13 09:50
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 8.00 0.9 0.5     9.7 8 2.81 228 0.00001 8.1 8.3 1.8     1.22 117   8 34.8 7.26 3.06 0.12 5 1.38 1.13 11.8 0.44 12.1 2.4 2.5 < 0.030 < 0.03 0.97 3.1 81.7 8.0 < 0.020 0.33 4.5 1.92 < 2.0 < 2 108 0.86 0.28   0.2 1001 < 2.0   137 0.19 84   10.00     3 5 3   10 3044 10 2 230 0.0045     0.0007 30.00 30 40325 40327 30862 30870 30861   20480   20422     10063   20211000
2021-05-05 09:30
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 7.00 4.8 11.0     12 5 2.93 190 0.00001 8.1 8.3 1.4     2.17 94.7   4 28.9 5.50 2.51 0.11 5 1.20 0.89 9.16 0.37 11.1 2.6 2.8 < 0.030 0.03 1.5 4.4 147 12.1 0.020 0.50 6.7 1.78 < 2.0 2 90.9 0.89 0.35   0.2 1001 E 2.1   114 0.16 74   10.00     3 5 4   10 3044 10 2 192 0.0072     0.0019   10 40325 40327 30914 30870 30861   20480 20404 20529     10067   20211000
2021-05-18 11:15
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 8.00 7.8 20.0     22 8 3.37 151 0.00001 8.0 8.2 1.4     3.11 73.0   2 22.4 4.14 2.04 0.10 6 1.08 0.84 6.64 0.30 10.5 2.7 4.0 < 0.030 0.09 2.0 14.5 564 18.1 0.037 2.05 20.7 2.56 < 2.0 7 70.6 1.03 0.61   0.2 1001 E 8.7   90 0.12 72   10.00     3 5 31   10 3044 10 2 152 0.0594     0.0167     40325 40332 30914 30870 30922   20480 20468 20529     10067   20211000
2021-06-08 09:45
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 8.00 6.8 13.5     33 8 3.93 152 0.00001 8.0 8.2 1.6     2.29 71.7     22.2 3.96 2.00 0.10 6 1.02 0.89 6.37 0.27 9.87 3.2 4.5 < 0.030 0.05 1.4 8.1 322 13.7 0.030 1.26 11.0 1.60 < 2.0 4 73.6 1.20 0.93   0.3 1001 E 4.8   91 0.12 57   10.00     3 5 21   10 3044 10 2 153 0.0382     0.0165     40336 40332 30914 30870 30922   20480   20529     10067   20211000
2021-07-13 09:45
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 7.50 10.0 18.0     9.5 7 2.80 219 0.00001 8.2 8.3 1.4     1.28 104     32.5 5.62 2.76 0.12 5 1.03 0.80 8.03 0.38 11.6 3.7 3.9 < 0.030 < 0.03 1.3 2.4 72.9 20.7 < 0.020 0.25 4.5 1.85 < 2.0 < 2 108 0.85 0.27   0.1 1001 < 2.0   128 0.17 74   10.00     3 5 4   10 3044 10 2 219 0.0066     0.0017     40336 40332 30914 30870 30922   20480 20468 20529     10067   20211000
2021-08-17 09:45
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 8.00 11.1 19.5   1 11 16 2.88 225 M  8.8 8.2 0.3       112   2 34.1 6.53 3.01 0.12 5 1.32 0.90 8.46 0.40 12.0 4.6 4.5 < 0.030 < 0.03 1.3 2.9 77.4 12.8 0.041 0.26 4.6 1.40 < 2.0 < 2 110 0.88 0.31   0.1 1001     133 0.18     10.00   0.0 3 5     70 3044 10 2 226             40336 40332 30926 30870 30922 30857 20480 20468 20529   81818 10067   20211000
2021-10-13 10:30
 MST
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 7.50 3.7 2.5   1 7.3 17 2.71 226 0.00001 8.0 8.2 2.0     1.02 114   2 34.1 6.97 3.28 0.13 6 1.41 0.89 9.67 0.42 13.1 3.8 4.0 < 0.030 < 0.03 1.3 2.2 38.9 9.0 < 0.020 0.15 2.1 0.96 < 2.0 < 2 112 0.83 0.21   0.1 1001 < 2.0   137 0.19 71   10.00     3 5 1   10 3044 10 2 231 0.0017     0.0005     40336 40339 30926 30840 30939   20480 20468       10075   20211000
2022-03-23 07:30
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 7.00 4.2 0.0   0.0 4.9 14 2.58 230 0.00001 8.0 8.3 2.1     0.79 116   9 34.2 7.30 3.25 0.13 6 1.45 0.89 11.8 0.49 12.3 3.0 2.9 < 0.030 < 0.03 1.2 2.9 69.2 6.0 < 0.020 0.26 3.0 0.77 < 2.0 2 106 0.79 0.14   0.1 1001 < 2.0   135 0.18 60   10.00   1.0 3 5 3   10 3044 30 2 235 0.0068     0.0027   1 40340 40339 30938 30940   30878 20564   20489     10072   20220000
2022-04-19 08:30
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 7.00 4.0 1.5   2 2.9 14 2.47 222 0.00001 8.1         1.00                                                         0.75 0.08   0.1 1001 < 2.0       37   10.00 6.0   3   3   10 3044 30 2   0.0084     0.0053 30.00 30 40340 40354 30938 30940   30878 20564   20489     10072    
2022-05-04 07:30
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 7.00 6.0 6.0   0.0 2.9 13 2.47 228 0.00001 8.1         1.45                                                         0.75 0.08   0.0 1001 < 2.0       68   10.00   10.0 3   4   10 3044 30 2   0.0077     0.0025   10 40360 40354 30938 30940   30929 20564 20468 20489     10075    
2022-05-25 08:45
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 6.00 9.3 14.0   2 3.2 1 2.49 198 0.00001 8.0         1.85                                                         0.76 0.09     1001 < 2.0       76   10.00   20.0 3 5 2   10 3044 30 2   0.0058     0.0014     40360 40354 30938 30940   30929 20564 20468 20489     10075    
2022-06-08 08:30
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 8.00 7.7 12.0   2 12 12 3.01 155 0.00001 7.9         2.60                                                         0.92 0.35   0.1 1001 E 4.2       65   10.00     3 5 18   10 3044 30 2   0.0303     0.0106     40360 40357 30978 30940   30929 20564 20468 20489     10075    
2022-07-13 08:50
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 8.00 13.1 21.0     3.4 8 2.51 193 0.00001 8.0         1.56                                                         0.77 0.10   0.2 1001 < 2.0       69   10.00     3 5 3   10 3044 30 2   0.0039     0.0012   1 40363 40357 30978 30940   30929 20582 20523 20489     10075    
2022-08-17 09:30
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 2.00 12.2       0.22   1.98 230 0.00001 8.1         1.42                                                         0.60 0.01     1001 < 2.0       51   10.00   30.0     3   70 3044 10 2   0.0057     0.0028   1 40363 40368                   10074    
2022-10-05 08:45
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
   7.5 12.0   0.0 1.6   2.32 216 0.00001 8.1         1.37                                                         0.71 0.05     1001 < 2.0       89   10.00   30.0     < 0.5   70 3070 20 2   0.0009 0.0008 0.0001     1 40363 40368                   10079    
2023-03-22 07:30
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
   1.0   627 0.0 4.9   2.58 224 0.00001 8.2 8.0 1.3 0.6 126 0.81 110 5   32.2 7.10 3.01 0.13 6 1.33 0.85 10.6 0.47 12.1 2.8 2.8 < 0.030 < 0.03 1.2 2.2 48.7 8.9 < 0.020 0.17 2.7 0.90 < 2.0 2   0.79 0.14 105   1001 < 2.0 1.9 130 0.18 53 M  10.00 30.0       2   70 3070   2 227 0.0055 0.0029 0.0026     1 40381 40382               20587     10078 20230000
2023-04-11 16:00
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 10.0 8.3   627 1 8.5 4 2.77 527 0.00001 8.2   1.0 0.5 112 1.95                                                         0.84 0.24 92.5   1001 E 5.4 7.8       M  10.00 100.0           40 3070   2             1 40375 40368               20621   10079    
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 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 10.0 4.1   634 1 14   3.05 157 0.00001 8.0   1.3 0.2 86.3 3.04                                                         0.93 0.40 71.1   1001 2.2 4.2       M  10.00 5.0           40 3071   2             1 40375 40368               20643   10079    

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