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MILWAUKEE RIVER AT WAUBEKA, WI (USGS-04086360) 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 "MILWAUKEE RIVER AT WAUBEKA, WI" and has the identifier USGS-04086360. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04040003. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 432 sq mi.

This site is located in Ozaukee County County, Wisconsin at 43.47277720000000 degrees latitude and -87.9898140000000 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 770 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 5 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-04086360" 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, Photosynthetic Pigments 2004 - 2004
Information 2004 - 2004
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2004 - 2004
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2004 - 2004
Microbiological 2004 - 2004
Nutrient 2004 - 2004
Organics, Other 2004 - 2004
Physical 1969 - 2004
Sediment 1969 - 2004
*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-04086360
MonitoringLocationName MILWAUKEE RIVER AT WAUBEKA, WI
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 04040003
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 432
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 43.47277720000000
LongitudeMeasure -87.9898140000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 770
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 55
CountyCode 089
ProviderName NWIS