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HUNTER CRK US FR UPPER SILVER LK OUT. NR MEARS, MI (USGS-04122209972) 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 "HUNTER CRK US FR UPPER SILVER LK OUT. NR MEARS, MI" and has the identifier USGS-04122209972. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04060101. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Oceana County County, Michigan at 43.67347220000000 degrees latitude and -86.4821388900000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)" and the accuracy is .1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:25000.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-04122209972" 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 2014 - 2014
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2014 - 2014
Information 2014 - 2014
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2014 - 2014
Microbiological 2014 - 2014
Nutrient 2014 - 2014
Physical 2014 - 2014
Sediment 2014 - 2014
*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-04122209972
MonitoringLocationName HUNTER CRK US FR UPPER SILVER LK OUT. NR MEARS, MI
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 04060101
LatitudeMeasure 43.67347220000000
LongitudeMeasure -86.4821388900000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 25000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 26
CountyCode 127
ProviderName NWIS