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LAKE BLUFF DOG BEACH (21ILBCH_WQX-DOG) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This great lake site, maintained by the Illinois Department of Public Health (identifier 21ILBCH_WQX), has the name "LAKE BLUFF DOG BEACH" and has the identifier 21ILBCH_WQX-DOG. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04040002.

This site is located in Lake County County, Illinois at 42.2796600000 degrees latitude and -87.8296000000 degrees longitude using the datum OTHER. 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 "21ILBCH_WQX-DOG" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Microbiological 2007 - 2007
*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 21ILBCH_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Illinois Department of Public Health
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21ILBCH_WQX-DOG
MonitoringLocationName LAKE BLUFF DOG BEACH
MonitoringLocationTypeName Great Lake
HUCEightDigitCode 04040002
LatitudeMeasure 42.2796600000
LongitudeMeasure -87.8296000000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName OTHER
CountryCode US
StateCode 17
CountyCode 097
ProviderName STORET