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LMG020-0030 (INSTOR_WQX-8149) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This canal transport site, maintained by the Indiana STORET (identifier INSTOR_WQX), has the name "LMG020-0030" and has the identifier INSTOR_WQX-8149. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04040001.

This site is located in Lake County County, Indiana at 41.6522222222 degrees latitude and -87.4630555555 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-8149" 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*
Information 1996 - 1996
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1986 - 1996
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1980 - 1996
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1980 - 1996
Not Assigned 1980 - 1996
Nutrient 1992 - 1996
Organics, BDEs 1986 - 1996
Organics, Other 1980 - 1996
Organics, PCBs 1980 - 1996
Organics, Pesticide 1980 - 1996
Physical 1986 - 1996
Radiochemical 1986 - 1996
Stable Isotopes 1986 - 1996
*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-8149
MonitoringLocationName LMG020-0030
MonitoringLocationTypeName Canal Transport
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText DICKEY RD.
HUCEightDigitCode 04040001
LatitudeMeasure 41.6522222222
LongitudeMeasure -87.4630555555
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 18
CountyCode 089
ProviderName STORET