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LAKE MICHIGAN AT CHICAGO LOCK WALL AT CHICAGO, IL (USGS-415322087362801) site data in the Water Quality Portal
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This lake, reservoir, impoundment site, maintained by the USGS Illinois Water Science Center (identifier USGS-IL), has the name "LAKE MICHIGAN AT CHICAGO LOCK WALL AT CHICAGO, IL" and has the identifier USGS-415322087362801. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.
This site is located in Cook County County, Illinois at 41.88947220000000 degrees latitude and -87.6077638900000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)" and the accuracy is 5 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000.
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Characteristic Group | Date Range* |
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Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria | 2023 - 2023 |
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments | 2023 - 2023 |
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Location Metadata | Value |
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OrganizationIdentifier | USGS-IL |
OrganizationFormalName | USGS Illinois Water Science Center |
MonitoringLocationIdentifier | USGS-415322087362801 |
MonitoringLocationName | LAKE MICHIGAN AT CHICAGO LOCK WALL AT CHICAGO, IL |
MonitoringLocationTypeName | Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment |
LatitudeMeasure | 41.88947220000000 |
LongitudeMeasure | -87.6077638900000 |
SourceMapScaleNumeric | 24000 |
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue | 5 |
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode | seconds |
HorizontalCollectionMethodName | Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft) |
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName | NAD83 |
CountryCode | US |
StateCode | 17 |
CountyCode | 031 |
ProviderName | NWIS |