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SWAMP CREEK BELOW RICE LAKE AT MOLE LAKE, WI (USGS-04074548) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS Wisconsin Water Science Center (identifier USGS-WI), has the name "SWAMP CREEK BELOW RICE LAKE AT MOLE LAKE, WI" and has the identifier USGS-04074548. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04030202. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 56.8 sq mi.

This site is located in Forest County County, Wisconsin at 45.47940720000000 degrees latitude and -88.9978921000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 1529.66 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Level or other surveyed method." is .01 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-04074548" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1978 - 1979
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1978 - 1979
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1978 - 1979
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1977 - 1980
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1977 - 1980
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1977 - 1980
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1977 - 1980
Nutrient 1977 - 1980
Organics, Other 1977 - 1980
Physical 1977 - 1985
Radiochemical 1978 - 1978
Sediment 1977 - 1979
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-WI
OrganizationFormalName USGS Wisconsin Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-04074548
MonitoringLocationName SWAMP CREEK BELOW RICE LAKE AT MOLE LAKE, WI
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 04030202
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 56.8
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 45.47940720000000
LongitudeMeasure -88.9978921000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1529.66
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 55
CountyCode 041
ProviderName NWIS