Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

New WQX 3.0 profiles are available at waterqualitydata.us/beta/. These profiles will contain recent USGS data added since March 11, 2024, which marks the beginning of limited accessibility for USGS data. Read more about the 3.0 profiles and associated changes here. This user interface only serves WQX2.2 profiles, which do NOT contain USGS data added after March 11, 2024.

WQP Home >  Providers >  STORET >  11NPSWRD_WQX >  11NPSWRD_WQX-LABE_USGS_ML

MEDICINE LAKE (11NPSWRD_WQX-LABE_USGS_ML) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This lake site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "MEDICINE LAKE" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-LABE_USGS_ML. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)18020003.

This site is located in Siskiyou County County, California at 41.5841944000 degrees latitude and -121.5914167000 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-LABE_USGS_ML" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1962 - 1962
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1962 - 1962
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1962 - 1962
Nutrient 1962 - 1962
Organics, Other 1962 - 1962
Physical 1962 - 1962
*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-LABE_USGS_ML
MonitoringLocationName MEDICINE LAKE
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE MEDICINE LAKE CALIFORNIA 15 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE AND IS OUTSIDE THE LAVA BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT BOUNDARIES. LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATES WERE ESTIMATED BASED ON STATION DESCRIPTIONS PROVIDED BY THE USGS WATER RESOURCES DIVISION. THE SITE IS LOCATED AT MEDICINE LAKE. DATA ARE FROM "A GEOLOGIC AND HYDROLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE OF LAVA BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT AND VICINITY" PREPARED BY WILLIAM R. HOTCHKISS IN COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AUGUST 1 1968. THE DATA WERE COLLECTED BY USGSWRD AS PART OF A LARGER STUDY ON GROUNDWATER; SURFACE WATER WAS INCLUDED DUE TO IRRIGATION IMPACTS ON WATER QUALITY. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AT LAVA BEDS NATIONAL MONUMENT; PO BOX 867; TULELAKE CA 96134 (TEL. 5306672282). DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY AMY GILLMORE AT NPSWRD; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE; SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525 (TEL. 9702253565).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/LAKE
HUCEightDigitCode 18020003
LatitudeMeasure 41.5841944000
LongitudeMeasure -121.5914167000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 06
CountyCode 093
ProviderName STORET