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Lake Superior (REDCLIFF_WQX-LS03) 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 Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (WI) (identifier REDCLIFF_WQX), has the name "Lake Superior" and has the identifier REDCLIFF_WQX-LS03. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04010301.

This site is located in Bayfield County County, Wisconsin at 46.9310166700 degrees latitude and -90.8286833300 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. 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 "REDCLIFF_WQX-LS03" 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 2014 - 2015
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2014 - 2015
Microbiological 2015 - 2019
Not Assigned 2014 - 2015
Nutrient 2014 - 2015
Organics, Other 2014 - 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 REDCLIFF_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (WI)
MonitoringLocationIdentifier REDCLIFF_WQX-LS03
MonitoringLocationName Lake Superior
MonitoringLocationTypeName Great Lake
HUCEightDigitCode 04010301
LatitudeMeasure 46.9310166700
LongitudeMeasure -90.8286833300
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Satellite
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 55
CountyCode 007
ProviderName STORET