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Grid2211-Saugatuck (alt.) (EPA_GLNPO-P224a) 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 "Grid2211-Saugatuck (alt.)" and has the identifier EPA_GLNPO-P224a.

This site is located at -86.2500000000 degrees latitude and 42.5833330000 degrees longitude using the datum UNKWN. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolation-Map" and the accuracy is 100 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-P224a" 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 2006 - 2006
Biological, Counts 2006 - 2006
Biological, Fish 2006 - 2006
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2006 - 2006
Not Assigned 2006 - 2006
Organics, BDEs 2006 - 2006
Organics, Other 2006 - 2006
Organics, PCBs 2006 - 2006
Organics, Pesticide 2006 - 2006
Physical 2006 - 2006
*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-P224a
MonitoringLocationName Grid2211-Saugatuck (alt.)
MonitoringLocationTypeName Great Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Fish Monitoring Grid 2211 - Saugatuck alternate (L. Michigan)
LatitudeMeasure -86.2500000000
LongitudeMeasure 42.5833330000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 100
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode m
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
ProviderName STORET