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COWBOY LAKE, 1.5 MILES WEST OF KINGSFORD HEIGHTS, EAST BASIN; KINGSFORD TOWNSHIP, SECTION 34 (21MICH_WQX-220128) 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 EGLE (identifier 21MICH_WQX), has the name "COWBOY LAKE, 1.5 MILES WEST OF KINGSFORD HEIGHTS, EAST BASIN; KINGSFORD TOWNSHIP, SECTION 34" and has the identifier 21MICH_WQX-220128. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04030108.

This site is located in Dickinson County County, Michigan at 45.8118800000 degrees latitude and -88.1209790000 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-220128" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Information 2006 - 2006
Not Assigned 2006 - 2006
Nutrient 2006 - 2006
Physical 2006 - 2006
*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-220128
MonitoringLocationName COWBOY LAKE, 1.5 MILES WEST OF KINGSFORD HEIGHTS, EAST BASIN; KINGSFORD TOWNSHIP, SECTION 34
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText COWBOY LAKE, 1.5 MILES WEST OF KINGSFORD HEIGHTS, EAST BASIN; KINGSFORD TOWNSHIP, SECTION 34
HUCEightDigitCode 04030108
LatitudeMeasure 45.8118800000
LongitudeMeasure -88.1209790000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 26
CountyCode 043
ProviderName STORET