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COLDWATER RIVER NEAR HODUNK, MI (USGS-04096600) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS Michigan Water Science Center (identifier USGS-MI), has the name "COLDWATER RIVER NEAR HODUNK, MI" and has the identifier USGS-04096600. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04050001. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 293 sq mi.

This site is located in Branch County County, Michigan at 42.02921420000000 degrees latitude and -85.1063625000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 900 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 5 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-04096600" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Information 2010 - 2010
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1964 - 2010
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1964 - 2010
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1964 - 2010
Nutrient 1964 - 2010
Organics, Other 2006 - 2010
Physical 1964 - 2010
*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-04096600
MonitoringLocationName COLDWATER RIVER NEAR HODUNK, MI
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 04050001
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 293
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 42.02921420000000
LongitudeMeasure -85.1063625000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 900
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 26
CountyCode 023
ProviderName NWIS