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Loch Ayr (21IOWA_WQX-22800002) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This lake site, maintained by the Iowa DNR Surface Water Monitoring Data (identifier 21IOWA_WQX), has the name "Loch Ayr" and has the identifier 21IOWA_WQX-22800002. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10280101.

This site is located in Ringgold County County, Iowa at 40.7416530000 degrees latitude and -94.2407310000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. 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 "21IOWA_WQX-22800002" 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*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2006 - 2022
Information 2006 - 2022
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2018 - 2022
Nutrient 2006 - 2022
Organics, Other 2006 - 2006
Physical 2006 - 2022
*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 21IOWA_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Iowa DNR Surface Water Monitoring Data
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21IOWA_WQX-22800002
MonitoringLocationName Loch Ayr
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
HUCEightDigitCode 10280101
LatitudeMeasure 40.7416530000
LongitudeMeasure -94.2407310000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 19
CountyCode 159
ProviderName STORET