NATIONAL WATER QUALITY MONITORING COUNCIL
WQP Home > Providers > NWIS > USGS-IN > USGS-04095090
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?
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.
| 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 |
What other information is available for this location?
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 |