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MI49B (EPA_GLNPO-MI49B) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This great lake site, maintained by the EPA Great Lakes National Program (identifier EPA_GLNPO), has the name "MI49B" and has the identifier EPA_GLNPO-MI49B. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04060200.

This site is located in Delta County County, Michigan at 45.4920032530 degrees latitude and -87.0218984217 degrees longitude using the datum UNKWN. The horizontal location collection method was "Loran C" and the accuracy is 100 m.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "EPA_GLNPO-MI49B" 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 2015 - 2015
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1999 - 2021
Biological, Counts 1998 - 2022
Information 1998 - 2014
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2018 - 2021
Not Assigned 1999 - 2023
Nutrient 2002 - 2021
Physical 1998 - 2023
*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-MI49B
MonitoringLocationName MI49B
MonitoringLocationTypeName Great Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Open Lake Benthos station - Spring & Summer
HUCEightDigitCode 04060200
LatitudeMeasure 45.4920032530
LongitudeMeasure -87.0218984217
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 100
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode m
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Loran C
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 26
CountyCode 041
ProviderName STORET