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CHIEF CREEK DRAIN; ALONGSIDE BESSINGER ROAD; TURNER TOWNSHIP, SECTION 34 (21MICH_WQX-060120) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This river/stream site, maintained by the Michigan EGLE (identifier 21MICH_WQX), has the name "CHIEF CREEK DRAIN; ALONGSIDE BESSINGER ROAD; TURNER TOWNSHIP, SECTION 34" and has the identifier 21MICH_WQX-060120. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04080101.

This site is located in Arenac County County, Michigan at 44.0846060000 degrees latitude and -83.7405280000 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 "21MICH_WQX-060120" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2006 - 2017
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2012 - 2017
Microbiological 2021 - 2022
Nutrient 2006 - 2017
Organics, Other 2006 - 2017
Physical 2006 - 2017
*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_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Michigan EGLE
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21MICH_WQX-060120
MonitoringLocationName CHIEF CREEK DRAIN; ALONGSIDE BESSINGER ROAD; TURNER TOWNSHIP, SECTION 34
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText CHIEF CREEK DRAIN; ALONGSIDE BESSINGER ROAD; TURNER TOWNSHIP, SECTION 34
HUCEightDigitCode 04080101
LatitudeMeasure 44.0846060000
LongitudeMeasure -83.7405280000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 26
CountyCode 011
ProviderName STORET