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BETSIE LAKE, WEST CENTRAL PORTION, MIDLAKE BETWEEN ARCO SIGN (21MICH-100187) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This lake site, maintained by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (identifier 21MICH), has the name "BETSIE LAKE, WEST CENTRAL PORTION, MIDLAKE BETWEEN ARCO SIGN" and has the identifier 21MICH-100187. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04060104.

This site is located in Benzie County County, Michigan at 44.6291660 degrees latitude and -86.2350000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 0 ft No vertical location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "21MICH-100187" 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 2003 - 2003
Information 2003 - 2003
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2003 - 2003
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2003 - 2003
Nutrient 2003 - 2003
Physical 2003 - 2003
*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 21MICH
OrganizationFormalName Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21MICH-100187
MonitoringLocationName BETSIE LAKE, WEST CENTRAL PORTION, MIDLAKE BETWEEN ARCO SIGN
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText BETSIE LAKE, WEST CENTRAL PORTION, MIDLAKE BETWEEN ARCO SIGN ON NORTH AND SHIP PILINGS TO SOUTH
HUCEightDigitCode 04060104
LatitudeMeasure 44.6291660
LongitudeMeasure -86.2350000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Spot
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 0
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName Unknown
CountryCode US
StateCode 26
CountyCode 019
ProviderName STORET