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MOUNTYS CREEK NR MERRIMAN, MI (USGS-04065580) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This stream site, maintained by the USGS Michigan Water Science Center (identifier USGS-MI), has the name "MOUNTYS CREEK NR MERRIMAN, MI" and has the identifier USGS-04065580. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04030108. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 2.96 sq mi.

This site is located in Dickinson County County, Michigan at 45.94467490000000 degrees latitude and -87.9898526000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 minutes. The source map scale is 1:24000.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-04065580" 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 1973 - 1975
Biological, Fish 1973 - 1973
Information 1975 - 1976
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1970 - 1970
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1970 - 1976
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1970 - 1970
Nutrient 1970 - 1970
Organics, Other 1973 - 1974
Physical 1970 - 1976
*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-MI
OrganizationFormalName USGS Michigan Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-04065580
MonitoringLocationName MOUNTYS CREEK NR MERRIMAN, MI
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 04030108
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 2.96
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 45.94467490000000
LongitudeMeasure -87.9898526000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode minutes
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 26
CountyCode 043
ProviderName NWIS