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BEAVER LAKE (11NPSWRD_WQX-PIRO_LIM_BELA) 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 "BEAVER LAKE" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-PIRO_LIM_BELA. 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 46.5672222000 degrees latitude and -86.3386111000 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_BELA" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

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*
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_BELA
MonitoringLocationName BEAVER LAKE
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText STATION IS LOCATED ON BEAVER LAKE. IT WAS ONCE A BAY OF LAKE SUPERIOR AND WAS CUT OFF BY THE SAND DUNES. THE SHORELINE HAS STEEP SLOPED DUNES AND LITTLE AQUATIC VEGETATION. STATION IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PIC TURED ROCKS NATIONAL LAKESHORE P.O. BOX 40 MUNISING MI 49862. DATA WAS ACQUIRED BY LIMNETICS INC. OF MILWAUKEE UNDER CONTRACT BY THE NPS.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/LAKE
HUCEightDigitCode 04020201
LatitudeMeasure 46.5672222000
LongitudeMeasure -86.3386111000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 26
CountyCode 003
ProviderName STORET