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PORTAGE LAKE IN SOUTH BASIN; WATER TOWNSHIP, SEC. 6 (21MICH-380246) 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 "PORTAGE LAKE IN SOUTH BASIN; WATER TOWNSHIP, SEC. 6" and has the identifier 21MICH-380246. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04050004.

This site is located in Jackson County County, Michigan at 42.3386150 degrees latitude and -84.2330590 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-380246" 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 2001 - 2001
Information 2001 - 2001
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2001 - 2001
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2001 - 2001
Nutrient 2001 - 2001
Physical 2001 - 2001
*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-380246
MonitoringLocationName PORTAGE LAKE IN SOUTH BASIN; WATER TOWNSHIP, SEC. 6
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText PORTAGE LAKE IN SOUTH BASIN; WATER TOWNSHIP, SEC. 6
HUCEightDigitCode 04050004
LatitudeMeasure 42.3386150
LongitudeMeasure -84.2330590
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Spot
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 0
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName Unknown
CountryCode US
StateCode 26
CountyCode 075
ProviderName STORET