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PORTAGE-BURNS WATERWAY AT PORTAGE, IN (USGS-04095090) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This stream: ditch site, maintained by the USGS Indiana Water Science Center (identifier USGS-IN), has the name "PORTAGE-BURNS WATERWAY AT PORTAGE, IN" and has the identifier USGS-04095090. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04040001. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 331 sq mi.

This site is located in Porter County County, Indiana at 41.62225939000000 degrees latitude and -87.1758685000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from Digital MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 574.38 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Differentially corrected Global Positioning System." is .01 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NAVD88.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-04095090" 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*
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria 2012 - 2012
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2016 - 2018
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2012 - 2012
Biological, Fish 2016 - 2018
Information 2010 - 2018
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2011 - 2013
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2010 - 2018
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2010 - 2011
Microbiological 2011 - 2011
Nutrient 2011 - 2013
Organics, Other 2010 - 2018
Organics, PCBs 2010 - 2018
Organics, Pesticide 2010 - 2018
Physical 2010 - 2018
Sediment 2011 - 2013
*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 USGS-IN
OrganizationFormalName USGS Indiana Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-04095090
MonitoringLocationName PORTAGE-BURNS WATERWAY AT PORTAGE, IN
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream: Ditch
HUCEightDigitCode 04040001
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 331
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 41.62225939000000
LongitudeMeasure -87.1758685000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 574.38
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Differentially corrected Global Positioning System.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 18
CountyCode 127
ProviderName NWIS