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Water Quality Samples for Montana

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USGS 12324680 Clark Fork at Goldcreek MT

Powell County, Montana
Hydrologic Unit Code 17010201
Latitude  46°35'23.96", Longitude 112°55'43.37" NAD83
Drainage area 1,774  square miles
Gage datum 4,172.8 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)

Hard-
ness,
water,
mg/L as
CaCO3
(00900)


Calcium
water,
fltrd,
mg/L
(00915)

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


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)

Gage
height
above
datum
meters
(30207)



Dis-
charge,
m3/s
(30208)

Transit
rate,
sampler
minimum
ft/s
(50014)


Transit
rate,
sampler
ft/s
(50015)

Transit
rate,
sampler
maximum
ft/s
(50016)


Site
visit
purpose
code
(50280)		 Turbid-
ity,
IR LED
light,
det ang
90 deg,
FNU
(63680)		 Suspnd.
sedimnt
sieve
diametr
percent
<0.0625
mm
(70331)



Sample
purpose
code
(71999)		 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)		 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)
2019-10-10 08:40
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 100 3.0 -5.5       572 10 4.73 397 0.00001 8.1 8.3 183 53.5 12.1 7.8 9.4 0.049 0.11 4.8 15.7 250 < 10.0 0.051 1.92 49.1 13.1 4.5 16 1.44 16   0.6   1001   83 10.00   3 5 8 2.70 10 3044 200 2 401 0.0265     0.0045 30.00 30   40295 30715 30656 30724   20356   20350   10062    
2020-03-26 15:30
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 100 5.6 6.0       436 17 4.46 434 M  8.7 8.5 198 59.1 12.3 6.3 7.2 0.113 0.10 3.4 11.2 188 < 10.0 0.037 1.24 55.3 21.5 2.1 11 1.36 12   0.7   1001   82 10.00   3 5 9   10 3044 200 2 455 0.0198     0.0036       40299 30763 30713 30724   20356   20350   10062    
2020-04-15 15:55
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 105 6.0 7.0       598 18 4.74 430 M  8.5 8.3 188 55.9 11.7 6.3 9.4 0.102 0.19 3.8 26.6 546 10.7 0.058 3.36 96.4 16.4 2.8 28 1.44 17   0.8   1001   81 10.00   3 5 24   10 3044 200 2 440 0.0723     0.0138       40299 30763 30713 30724   20356 20353 20350   10062    
2020-05-07 15:20
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 118 7.8 14.0       946 5 5.22 309 0.00001 8.2 8.2 131 40.3 7.37 6.1 10.0 0.062 0.20 4.0 34.6 878 46.9 0.190 4.51 106 11.2 4.0 34 1.59 27 0.3   0.4 1001   64 10.00   3 5 46   20 3044 200 2 315 0.1777     0.0635       40311 30763 30811 30724   20419   20350   10062    
2020-05-21 09:45
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 120 9.6 11.0       2850 5 6.97 253 0.00001 7.9 8.0 105 31.5 6.47 12.2 35.6 0.066 1.19 13.5 289 6900 128 0.544 37.9 576 24.9 9.0 246 2.12 81 0.1   0.4 1001   53 10.00   3 3 451   20 3054 200 2 267 1.4492     0.6755       40311 30763 30811 30831   20419   20350   10063   20201000
2020-06-04 09:15
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 112 12.4 18.0       1560 5 5.86 249 0.00001 8.0 8.1 111 34.0 6.30 9.0 15.0 0.060 0.26 9.3 75.2 1270 31.7 0.211 7.74 108 9.75 5.0 58 1.79 44 0.3   0.4 1001   57 10.00   3 4 59   20 3054 200 2 253 0.2390     0.1037       40311 30763 30811 30831   20419   20350   10063   20201000
2020-07-15 16:40
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 111 18.1 28.5       1070 4 5.40 319 M  8.4 8.3 143 42.9 8.68 9.2 11.3 0.072 0.10 6.5 16.6 224 11.9 0.078 1.38 33.5 12.9 2.4 14 1.65 30 0.3   0.5 1001   71 10.00   3 5 8   20 3044 200 2 321 0.0285     0.0083       40311 30763 30811 30831   20419   20350   10063   20201000
2020-08-18 15:40
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 126 19.6 34.0       311 21 4.24 422 M  8.5 8.4 192 56.7 12.4 11.2 11.9 0.051 0.10 5.6 12.3 128 < 10.0 0.067 0.88 47.1 16.6 < 2.0 9 1.29 8.8   0.1   1001   81 10.00   3 5 6   10 3044 200 2 425 0.0220     0.0041       40311 30763 30811 30831   20419 20379 20350   10063   20201000
2020-10-15 14:00
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 72.0 7.7 8.0       499 4 4.60 434 M  8.4 8.2 187 55.4 11.7 7.4 8.7 0.059 0.10 4.7 18.1 301 5.1 0.044 2.03 61.9 12.5 4.2 19 1.40 14   0.2   1001   81 10.00   3 5 11   10 3045 200 2 427 0.0391     0.0073 30.00 30   40322 30763 30811 30831   20419   20398   10063   20201000
2021-03-24 13:55
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 85.0 4.6 8.0       500 8 4.60 459 0.00001 8.2 8.2 204 61.1 12.4 6.2 8.7 0.091 0.16 4.3 21.1 435 12.6 0.070 2.34 78.7 28.9 5.2 22 1.40 14   0.5   1001   70 10.00   3 5 19   10 3044 200 2 462 0.0443     0.0133       40327 30862 30870 30861   20451   20398   10063   20210000
2021-04-14 14:30
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 92.0 3.4 9.0       531 31 4.65 424 M  8.4 8.6 183 55.1 11.0 5.1 7.0 0.107 0.13 2.8 17.0 349 12.5 0.054 2.28 70.4 26.3 3.9 18 1.42 15   0.3   1001   70 10.00   3 5 14   10 3044 200 2 432 0.0371     0.0110       40327 30862 30870 30861   20480 20404 20422   10063   20211000
2021-05-06 14:30
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 60.0 13.2 25.5       786 6 5.02 354 M  8.5 8.1 152 47.3 8.24 6.2 9.0 0.093 0.14 3.8 20.1 602 25.0 0.098 3.08 85.7 12.1 < 2.0 21 1.53 22   0.4   1001   69 10.00   3 5 29   10 3044 200 2 358 0.0771     0.0239       40332 30914 30870 30922   20480   20529   10067   20211000
2021-05-19 16:30
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 106 10.5 9.5       809 4 5.05 297 M  8.4 8.2 129 39.2 7.55 6.3 9.8 0.037 0.20 5.6 26.8 574 22.3 0.092 4.24 69.3 12.5 2.5 26 1.54 23 0.2   0.2 1001   80 10.00   3 4 26   20 3054 200 2 304 0.0748     0.0146       40332 30862 30870 30922   20480   20529   10067   20211000
2021-06-10 08:45
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 112 13.8 14.5       815 4 5.06 305 0.00001 8.1 8.2 128 38.9 7.43 8.2 11.5 0.057 0.17 5.0 33.9 659 17.4 0.114 4.08 83.8 8.71 3.4 29 1.54 23 0.3   0.4 1001   74 10.00   3 5 33   20   200 2 308 0.1045     0.0275         30914 30870 30922   20480   20529       20211000
2021-07-14 13:45
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 58.0 21.1 31.5       225 8 4.10 400 M  8.6 8.4 189 55.7 12.1 9.8 10.1 0.039 0.06 5.0 7.9 105 10.6 0.094 0.65 39.6 15.2 2.2 6 1.25 6.4   0.2   1001   91 10.00   3 5 4   10 3044 200 2 401 0.0121     0.0011       40332 30914 30870 30922   20480   20529       20211000
2021-08-18 13:45
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 88.0 13.4 14.0     2 216 5 4.08 454 M  8.3 8.4 216 63.4 14.1 8.7 9.6 0.050 0.06 5.4 8.1 90.5 13.1 0.069 0.53 43.4 9.70 2.1 6 1.24 6.1   0.2   1001     10.00 150.0 3 5     10 3044 200 2 460             40336 40332 30926 30870 30922 30857 20480 20468 20529 81818 10071   20211000
2021-10-14 13:15
 MST
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 105 4.9 7.5     2 336 10 4.36 463 M  8.4 8.3 225 66.7 14.1 5.7 6.1 0.064 0.06 3.5 13.2 112 9.2 0.053 0.68 33.4 8.99 2.5 7 1.33 9.5   0.2   1001   79 10.00 150.0 3 5 6   10 3044 200 2 486 0.0193     0.0040 30.00 30   40339 30926 30840 30939   20480       10071   20211000
2022-03-23 17:15
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 102 12.3 20.0     1 415 10 4.43 453 M  8.7 8.3 218 65.0 13.6 6.5 8.1 0.104 0.13 5.1 19.3 14.3 14.2 0.127 2.06 64.1 24.7 2.6 19 1.35 12   0.2   1001   83 10.00 200.0 3 5 13   10 3044 200 2 473 0.0423     0.0074   1   40354 30938 30940   30878 20564   20489   10071   20220000
2022-04-19 16:00
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 108 9.3 11.0     1 370 10 4.36 436 M  8.8 8.3 216 64.7 13.3 6.2 7.5 0.116 0.12 4.3 14.5 236 18.6 0.147 1.65 52.9 21.8 < 2.0 13 1.33 10   0.2   1001   83 10.00 210.0 3 5 7   10 3044 200 2 460 0.0219     0.0037   1   40354 30938 30940   30878 20564   20489   10071   20221000
2022-05-04 14:30
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 96.0 13.2 18.0     1 346 11 4.32 435 M  8.7 8.2 205 60.7 13.0 7.5 8.2 0.127 0.13 4.9 11.8 274 20.5 0.123 1.32 59.9 26.0 2.1 < 12 1.32 9.8   0.1   1001   89 10.00 156.0 3 5 10   10 3044 200 2 444 0.0343     0.0038   1   40354 30938 30940   30929 20564 20468 20489   10074   20221000
2022-05-25 15:15
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 120 13.5 21.0     1 422 12 4.47 358 M  8.5 8.3 168 49.6 10.8 7.1 7.2 0.050 0.09 3.8 9.3 243 22.0 0.112 1.09 53.4 22.7 2.2 10 1.36 12   0.4   1001   86 10.00 200.0 3 5 10   10 3044 200 2 362 0.0314     0.0043       40354 30938 30940   30929 20564 20468 20489   10074   20221000
2022-06-08 14:45
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 112 12.8 16.5     2 1080 4 5.37 326 0.00001 8.1 8.2 138 43.0 7.47 8.9 16.2 0.089 0.33 5.8 60.5 1230 31.1 0.244 8.17 153 11.1 4.9 51 1.64 31 0.3   0.5 1001   66 10.00 20.0 3 5 69   20 3052 200 2 328 0.2062     0.0705       40357 30978 30940   30929 20564 20468 20489   10075   20221000
2022-07-13 16:00
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 150 20.5 30.0       540   4.67 370 M  8.4 8.3 176 53.0 10.5 10.8 11.1 0.060 0.08 5.4 10.0 119 14.6 0.111 0.79 30.6 16.5 < 2.0 7 1.42 15   0.4   1001   91 10.00 150.0 3 5 4   10 3044 200 2 371 0.0133     0.0012       40357 30978 30940   30929 20582 20523 20489     10074 20221000
2022-08-17 17:00
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 99.0 23.5         118 10 3.79 413 M  8.8 8.8 183 52.7 12.6 10.9 10.6 0.059 0.04 5.4 6.5 30.3 < 5.0 0.026 0.15 13.8 6.11 < 2.0 2 1.16 3.3   0.1   1001   88 10.00 100.0 3 5 2   10 3044 10 2 404 0.0072     0.0009   1   40368                 10074   20221000
2022-10-05 15:30
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 102 13.9 24.5     0.0 266   4.30 504 M  8.5 5.9 216 63.7 13.9 8.6 8.3 0.055 0.05 4.7 6.2 51.6 7.0 0.051 0.33 23.4 7.81 < 2.0 4 1.31 7.5       1001   78 10.00 150.0 3 5 3   10 3044 10 2 < 5 0.0065 0.0051 0.0014     10   40368                 10078   20221000
2023-03-22 13:00
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 103 3.9     649 0.0 275 10 4.22 471 M  8.7 8.3 205 61.1 12.7 6.3 8.8 0.063 0.18 4.5 24.4 382 6.4 0.063 3.00 95.2 37.9 4.7 24 1.29 7.8       1001 6.8 62 10.00 100.0 3 5 15   10 3044   2 477 0.0546 0.0336 0.0210     1   40382                 10079   20230000
2023-04-12 11:15
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 110 3.4   37.0 650 71 1020 10 5.31 266 0.00001 8.0                                     1.62 29       1001 31   10.00 40.0 3 5     10 3044 200 2             1   40368                 10079    
2023-05-10 17:00
 MDT
 K
 WS
 USGS-WRD
 110 10.5     653 1 1850 8 6.11 279 0.00001 8.0                                     1.86 52       1001 17   10.00 50.0 3 4     10 3054   2             40   40382                 10079    

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