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ST. JOSEPH RIVER AT NILES, MI (USGS-04101500) 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 "ST. JOSEPH RIVER AT NILES, MI" and has the identifier USGS-04101500. 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 3666 sq mi.

This site is located in Berrien County County, Michigan at 41.82921380000000 degrees latitude and -86.2597325000000 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. This site is at an elevation of 632.57 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Level or other surveyed method." 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-04101500" 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, Cyanobacteria 2012 - 2012
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1979 - 2020
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1979 - 1980
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1979 - 2012
Biological, Counts 1979 - 1981
Biological, Fish 2011 - 2020
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1979 - 1980
Information 1986 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1979 - 2014
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1979 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1979 - 1995
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1979 - 1995
Microbiological 1979 - 2011
Nutrient 1979 - 2023
Organics, Other 1979 - 2020
Organics, PCBs 2010 - 2017
Organics, Pesticide 2001 - 2017
Physical 1979 - 2024
Radiochemical 1981 - 1981
Sediment 1979 - 2022
*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-04101500
MonitoringLocationName ST. JOSEPH RIVER AT NILES, MI
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 04050001
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 3666
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 41.82921380000000
LongitudeMeasure -86.2597325000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode minutes
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 632.57
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 26
CountyCode 021
ProviderName NWIS