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MILFORD LAKE, KS SITE 59 (USGS-391202096590600) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This lake, reservoir, impoundment site, maintained by the USGS Kansas Water Science Center (identifier USGS-KS), has the name "MILFORD LAKE, KS SITE 59" and has the identifier USGS-391202096590600. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10250017. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Clay County County, Kansas at 39.20043056000000 degrees latitude and -96.9851139000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)" and the accuracy is .01 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 1142 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model" is 1.6 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NAVD88.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-391202096590600" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

Leaflet USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State HIU; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Data refreshed October 27, 2025.

When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application
Characteristic Group Date Range*
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria, Photosynthetic,Phycocyanin 2017 - 2017
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2017 - 2017
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2017 - 2017
Nutrient 2017 - 2017
Physical 2017 - 2017
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

For the definitions of the metadata elements, please go to the Water Quality Portal user guide

Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-KS
OrganizationFormalName USGS Kansas Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-391202096590600
MonitoringLocationName MILFORD LAKE, KS SITE 59
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment
HUCEightDigitCode 10250017
LatitudeMeasure 39.20043056000000
LongitudeMeasure -96.9851139000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1142
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1.6
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 20
CountyCode 027
ProviderName NWIS