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Shell Lake (11NPSWRD_WQX-SLBE_04) 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 "Shell Lake" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-SLBE_04. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04060104.

This site is located in Leelanau County County, Michigan at 44.9476938500 degrees latitude and -85.8994256220 degrees longitude using the datum WGS84. 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-SLBE_04" 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*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2007 - 2024
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 2008 - 2008
Information 2007 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2007 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2007 - 2024
Not Assigned 2007 - 2024
Nutrient 2007 - 2024
Organics, Other 2007 - 2024
Physical 2007 - 2024
*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-SLBE_04
MonitoringLocationName Shell Lake
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Sampling site is straight out and slightly left of the boat launch, toward middle of lake. Target location moved in 2021 to reflect actual survey area and likely z-max. Original site was at 44.9476, -85.90044143 but surveys were never done at this location.
HUCEightDigitCode 04060104
LatitudeMeasure 44.9476938500
LongitudeMeasure -85.8994256220
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 26
CountyCode 089
ProviderName STORET