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Alto Creek at Cth F Near Fox Lake WI (WIDNR_WQX-143031) 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 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (identifier WIDNR_WQX), has the name "Alto Creek at Cth F Near Fox Lake WI" and has the identifier WIDNR_WQX-143031. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07090001.

This site is located in Dodge County County, Wisconsin at 43.6044450000 degrees latitude and -88.8678200000 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 "WIDNR_WQX-143031" 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*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2005 - 2005
Microbiological 2009 - 2010
Nutrient 1991 - 2024
Physical 1991 - 2023
*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 WIDNR_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
MonitoringLocationIdentifier WIDNR_WQX-143031
MonitoringLocationName Alto Creek at Cth F Near Fox Lake WI
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText STATION FOR STEVE FIELD (USGS) OF MADISON (608)276-3842 BRIDGE ON CTH F 3.4 MILES NORTHEAST OF FOX LAKE
HUCEightDigitCode 07090001
LatitudeMeasure 43.6044450000
LongitudeMeasure -88.8678200000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 55
CountyCode 027
ProviderName STORET