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UMC050-0005 (INSTOR_WQX-6047) 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 Indiana STORET (identifier INSTOR_WQX), has the name "UMC050-0005" and has the identifier INSTOR_WQX-6047. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07120003.

This site is located in Lake County County, Indiana at 41.6149338548 degrees latitude and -87.4817572392 degrees longitude using the datum UNKWN. 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 "INSTOR_WQX-6047" 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*
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria 2018 - 2018
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2018 - 2018
Biological, Counts 1996 - 1996
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2000 - 2000
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2018 - 2018
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2000 - 2000
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2000 - 2000
Not Assigned 2000 - 2000
Nutrient 2000 - 2018
Organics, Other 2000 - 2018
Organics, PCBs 2000 - 2000
Organics, Pesticide 2000 - 2000
Physical 2000 - 2018
Radiochemical 2000 - 2000
Stable Isotopes 2000 - 2000
*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 INSTOR_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Indiana STORET
MonitoringLocationIdentifier INSTOR_WQX-6047
MonitoringLocationName UMC050-0005
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Indianapolis Blvd
HUCEightDigitCode 07120003
LatitudeMeasure 41.6149338548
LongitudeMeasure -87.4817572392
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 18
CountyCode 089
ProviderName STORET