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PATTERSON LAKE - LITTORAL (21NDHDWQ-380866) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This lake site, maintained by the North Dakota Dept. of Health (identifier 21NDHDWQ), has the name "PATTERSON LAKE - LITTORAL" and has the identifier 21NDHDWQ-380866. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10130202.

This site is located in Stark County County, North Dakota at 46.8676306 degrees latitude and -102.8358200 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 "21NDHDWQ-380866" 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 1995 - 1995
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1995 - 1995
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1995 - 1995
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1995 - 2000
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1995 - 2000
Not Assigned 2000 - 2000
Nutrient 1995 - 1995
Organics, Other 2000 - 2000
Organics, Pesticide 2000 - 2000
Physical 1995 - 2000
*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 21NDHDWQ
OrganizationFormalName North Dakota Dept. of Health
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21NDHDWQ-380866
MonitoringLocationName PATTERSON LAKE - LITTORAL
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText PATTERSON LAKE - LITTORAL
HUCEightDigitCode 10130202
LatitudeMeasure 46.8676306
LongitudeMeasure -102.8358200
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Other
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 38
CountyCode 089
ProviderName STORET