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NIAGARA RIVER AT FORT ERIE ONTARIO CANADA (USGS-04216070) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: NWIS (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This stream site, maintained by the USGS New York Water Science Center (identifier USGS-NY), has the name "NIAGARA RIVER AT FORT ERIE ONTARIO CANADA" and has the identifier USGS-04216070. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 263700 sq mi.

This site is located at 42.93033330000000 degrees latitude and -78.9136111000000 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 .1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-04216070" 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.

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 2023 - 2023
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2023 - 2023
Information 2014 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2014 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2014 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2014 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2014 - 2023
Nutrient 2014 - 2023
Organics, Other 2014 - 2017
Organics, PCBs 2014 - 2015
Organics, Pesticide 2014 - 2017
Physical 2014 - 2024
Radiochemical 2014 - 2023
Sediment 2017 - 2020
*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-NY
OrganizationFormalName USGS New York Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-04216070
MonitoringLocationName NIAGARA RIVER AT FORT ERIE ONTARIO CANADA
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 263700
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 42.93033330000000
LongitudeMeasure -78.9136111000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode CA
StateCode 92
CountyCode 000
ProviderName NWIS