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ANNA RIVER (ABOVE SEWAGE) (11NPSWRD_WQX-PIRO_LIM_ARAS) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This river/stream site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "ANNA RIVER (ABOVE SEWAGE)" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-PIRO_LIM_ARAS. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04020201.

This site is located in Alger County County, Michigan at 46.4205556000 degrees latitude and -86.6312222000 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-PIRO_LIM_ARAS" 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 1970 - 1970
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1970 - 1970
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1970 - 1970
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1970 - 1970
Nutrient 1970 - 1970
Organics, Other 1970 - 1970
Physical 1970 - 1970
*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-PIRO_LIM_ARAS
MonitoringLocationName ANNA RIVER (ABOVE SEWAGE)
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText STATION IS LOCATED ON THE ANNA RIVER ABOVE THE MUNISING SEWAGE PLANT. THIS STREAM STARTS HIGH IN THE MUNISING MORAINE AND FLOWS THROUGH THE PARK INTO LAKE SUPERIOR. STATION IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PICTURED ROCKS NATIONAL LAKESHORE P.O. BOX 40 MUNISING MICHIGAN 49862. DATA WAS ACQUIRED BY LIMNETICS INC. OF MILWAUKEE UNDER CONTRACT BY THE NPS.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 04020201
LatitudeMeasure 46.4205556000
LongitudeMeasure -86.6312222000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 26
CountyCode 003
ProviderName STORET