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Lake Michigan (IL_EPA_WQX-QLM-15-12) 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 illinois epa (identifier IL_EPA_WQX), has the name "Lake Michigan" and has the identifier IL_EPA_WQX-QLM-15-12. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04060200.

This site is located in Cook County County, Illinois at 42.1116914200 degrees latitude and -87.6413912700 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 "IL_EPA_WQX-QLM-15-12" 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*
Information 2015 - 2015
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2015 - 2015
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2015 - 2015
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2015 - 2015
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2015 - 2015
Nutrient 2015 - 2015
Physical 2015 - 2015
*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 IL_EPA_WQX
OrganizationFormalName illinois epa
MonitoringLocationIdentifier IL_EPA_WQX-QLM-15-12
MonitoringLocationName Lake Michigan
MonitoringLocationTypeName Great Lake
HUCEightDigitCode 04060200
LatitudeMeasure 42.1116914200
LongitudeMeasure -87.6413912700
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 17
CountyCode 031
ProviderName STORET