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PIGEON RIVER AT M-68; ELLIS TOWNSHIP; T34N R02W S02 (21MICH_WQX-160177) 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 "PIGEON RIVER AT M-68; ELLIS TOWNSHIP; T34N R02W S02" and has the identifier 21MICH_WQX-160177. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04070004.

This site is located in Cheboygan County County, Michigan at 45.3744440000 degrees latitude and -84.5150000000 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-160177" 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, Counts 1994 - 2008
Information 1994 - 2005
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2005 - 2010
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2005 - 2010
Nutrient 2005 - 2010
Organics, Other 2005 - 2010
Physical 1994 - 2010
*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-160177
MonitoringLocationName PIGEON RIVER AT M-68; ELLIS TOWNSHIP; T34N R02W S02
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText PIGEON RIVER AT M-68; ELLIS TOWNSHIP; T34N R02W S02
HUCEightDigitCode 04070004
LatitudeMeasure 45.3744440000
LongitudeMeasure -84.5150000000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 26
CountyCode 031
ProviderName STORET