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LAGOON ON SOUTHWEST PART OF OUTER ISLAND (11NPSWRD_WQX-APIS_OUTER_LAG) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This wetland lacustrine-emergent site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "LAGOON ON SOUTHWEST PART OF OUTER ISLAND" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-APIS_OUTER_LAG. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04010301.

This site is located in Ashland County County, Wisconsin at 47.0034722000 degrees latitude and -90.4606389000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "11NPSWRD_WQX-APIS_OUTER_LAG" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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 1996 - 1996
Information 1996 - 1996
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1996 - 1996
Nutrient 1996 - 1996
Physical 1996 - 1996
*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 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-APIS_OUTER_LAG
MonitoringLocationName LAGOON ON SOUTHWEST PART OF OUTER ISLAND
MonitoringLocationTypeName Wetland Lacustrine-Emergent
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE OUTER ISLAND WISCONSINASHLAND CO. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS ON A LAGOON ON THE SOUTHWEST PART OF OUTER ISLAND. SAMPLES FOR THIS SITE WERE COLLECTED MONTHLY OVER THE SUMMER OF 1996. SAMPLES WERE ANALYZED FOR PHYSICAL PARAMETERS AND NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS. THE RESULTS ARE IN "LAKE SUPERIOR FOOD WEB APOSTLE ISLANDS ONRW" BY LAKE SUPERIOR ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH CENTER; MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY (JUNE 1997). THE DATA WERE RECEIVED IN DIGITAL FORMAT FROM NATURAL RESOURCES AT APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESHORE. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT APOSTLE ISLANDS NATIONAL LAKESHORE; ROUTE 1 BOX 4; BAYFIELD WISCONSIN 54814. TEL (715) 7793397. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY PAUL MCELVERY AT NPSWRD; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS COLORADO 80525. TEL (970) 2253516. COLORADO 80525. TEL (970) 2253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/FWTLND
HUCEightDigitCode 04010301
LatitudeMeasure 47.0034722000
LongitudeMeasure -90.4606389000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 55
CountyCode 003
ProviderName STORET