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COLUMBUS LAKE (21MSWQ_WQX-TB651) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This reservoir site, maintained by the MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (identifier 21MSWQ_WQX), has the name "COLUMBUS LAKE" and has the identifier 21MSWQ_WQX-TB651. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03160101.

This site is located in Clay County County, Mississippi at 33.5943055600 degrees latitude and -88.4810277800 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 "21MSWQ_WQX-TB651" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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, Algae, Phytoplankton 2015 - 2018
Information 2015 - 2018
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2009 - 2018
Nutrient 2009 - 2018
Organics, Other 2009 - 2018
Physical 2009 - 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 21MSWQ_WQX
OrganizationFormalName MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21MSWQ_WQX-TB651
MonitoringLocationName COLUMBUS LAKE
MonitoringLocationTypeName Reservoir
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText NEAR WAVERLY AT MILE 340 BELOW STINSON CK CONFLUENCE NORTH OF HWY 50
HUCEightDigitCode 03160101
LatitudeMeasure 33.5943055600
LongitudeMeasure -88.4810277800
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 28
CountyCode 025
ProviderName STORET