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TOWN LINE LAKE (AKA: RANGER LAKE) NORTHEAST BASIN; CHESTER TOWNSHIP, SEC. 31 (21MICH_WQX-690156) 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 "TOWN LINE LAKE (AKA: RANGER LAKE) NORTHEAST BASIN; CHESTER TOWNSHIP, SEC. 31" and has the identifier 21MICH_WQX-690156. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04070007.

This site is located in Otsego County County, Michigan at 44.9444600000 degrees latitude and -84.5943800000 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-690156" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Information 2003 - 2021
Not Assigned 2003 - 2021
Nutrient 2003 - 2019
Physical 2018 - 2018
*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-690156
MonitoringLocationName TOWN LINE LAKE (AKA: RANGER LAKE) NORTHEAST BASIN; CHESTER TOWNSHIP, SEC. 31
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText TOWN LINE LAKE (AKA: RANGER LAKE) NORTHEAST BASIN; CHESTER TOWNSHIP, SEC. 31
HUCEightDigitCode 04070007
LatitudeMeasure 44.9444600000
LongitudeMeasure -84.5943800000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 26
CountyCode 137
ProviderName STORET