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ST. JOSEPH RIVER (EPA_GLNPO-04102533) 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 EPA Great Lakes National Program (identifier EPA_GLNPO), has the name "ST. JOSEPH RIVER" and has the identifier EPA_GLNPO-04102533. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04050001.

This site is located in Berrien County County, Michigan at 42.1133330000 degrees latitude and -86.4852780000 degrees longitude using the datum UNKWN. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolation-Map" and the accuracy is 40 m. The source map scale is 1:24000.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "EPA_GLNPO-04102533" 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 1994 - 1995
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1994 - 1995
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1994 - 1995
Nutrient 1994 - 1995
Organics, Other 1994 - 1995
Organics, PCBs 1994 - 1995
Organics, Pesticide 1994 - 1995
Physical 1994 - 1995
*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 EPA_GLNPO
OrganizationFormalName EPA Great Lakes National Program
MonitoringLocationIdentifier EPA_GLNPO-04102533
MonitoringLocationName ST. JOSEPH RIVER
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Tributary sampling station at St. Joseph River
HUCEightDigitCode 04050001
LatitudeMeasure 42.1133330000
LongitudeMeasure -86.4852780000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 40
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode m
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 26
CountyCode 021
ProviderName STORET