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PALMER LAKE NEAR NIGHTHAWK, WA (USGS-12442400) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This lake, reservoir, impoundment site, maintained by the USGS Washington Water Science Center (identifier USGS-WA), has the name "PALMER LAKE NEAR NIGHTHAWK, WA" and has the identifier USGS-12442400. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17020007. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 293.00 sq mi.

This site is located in Okanogan County County, Washington at 48.90820998000000 degrees latitude and -119.6150742000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-12442400" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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

Upstream and downstream locations

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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, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1975 - 1975
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1975 - 1975
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1975 - 1975
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1975 - 1975
Nutrient 1975 - 1975
Organics, Other 1975 - 1975
Physical 1975 - 1975
*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-WA
OrganizationFormalName USGS Washington Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-12442400
MonitoringLocationName PALMER LAKE NEAR NIGHTHAWK, WA
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment
HUCEightDigitCode 17020007
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 293.00
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 48.90820998000000
LongitudeMeasure -119.6150742000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 53
CountyCode 047
ProviderName NWIS