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Carbondale (IL_EPA_WQX-RNI) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This lake site, maintained by the illinois epa (identifier IL_EPA_WQX), has the name "Carbondale" and has the identifier IL_EPA_WQX-RNI. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07140106.

This site is located in Jackson County County, Illinois at 37.6967156478 degrees latitude and -89.2289247974 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-RNI" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Biological 2013 - 2018
Information 2013 - 2018
Physical 2013 - 2018
*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-RNI
MonitoringLocationName Carbondale
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText This site represents the entire lake, but not necessarily any specific location in the lake. The ArcGIS Central Points Coordinates tool was used, on lake-polygon features, to derive geographic coordinates.
HUCEightDigitCode 07140106
LatitudeMeasure 37.6967156478
LongitudeMeasure -89.2289247974
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 17
CountyCode 077
ProviderName STORET