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FENCE RIVER AT SPOT LAKE ROAD; BATES TOWNSHIP, SECTION 19 (21MICH_WQX-360146) 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 "FENCE RIVER AT SPOT LAKE ROAD; BATES TOWNSHIP, SECTION 19" and has the identifier 21MICH_WQX-360146. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04030107.

This site is located in Iron County County, Michigan at 46.2454000000 degrees latitude and -88.1604000000 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-360146" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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 2007 - 2012
Information 2007 - 2008
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2005 - 2015
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2015 - 2015
Nutrient 2005 - 2015
Organics, Other 2005 - 2015
Physical 2005 - 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-360146
MonitoringLocationName FENCE RIVER AT SPOT LAKE ROAD; BATES TOWNSHIP, SECTION 19
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText FENCE RIVER AT SPOT LAKE ROAD; BATES TOWNSHIP, SECTION 19
HUCEightDigitCode 04030107
LatitudeMeasure 46.2454000000
LongitudeMeasure -88.1604000000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 26
CountyCode 071
ProviderName STORET