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LITTLE MUSKEGO LAKE - DEEP HOLE (WIDNR_WQX-683127) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This lake site, maintained by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (identifier WIDNR_WQX), has the name "LITTLE MUSKEGO LAKE - DEEP HOLE" and has the identifier WIDNR_WQX-683127. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07120006.

This site is located in Waukesha County County, Wisconsin at 42.9127760000 degrees latitude and -88.1427780000 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-683127" 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 1988 - 2013
Information 1988 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1989 - 2018
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1989 - 2021
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1988 - 2002
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1992 - 1992
Microbiological 1991 - 1991
Nutrient 1988 - 2013
Physical 1988 - 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-683127
MonitoringLocationName LITTLE MUSKEGO LAKE - DEEP HOLE
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText LITTLE MUSKEGO LAKE AT GREATEST DEPTH.
HUCEightDigitCode 07120006
LatitudeMeasure 42.9127760000
LongitudeMeasure -88.1427780000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 55
CountyCode 133
ProviderName STORET