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BAD RIVER AT HEMLOCK ROAD NEAR BRANT, MI (USGS-04145500) 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 "BAD RIVER AT HEMLOCK ROAD NEAR BRANT, MI" and has the identifier USGS-04145500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04080203. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 89 sq mi.

This site is located in Saginaw County County, Michigan at 43.29669159000000 degrees latitude and -84.2291495000000 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 591.21 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Reported method of determination." is .01 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-04145500" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1980 - 1981
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1980 - 1981
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1980 - 1981
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1980 - 1981
Nutrient 1980 - 1981
Organics, Other 1980 - 1981
Physical 1980 - 1981
Radiochemical 1980 - 1981
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-MI
OrganizationFormalName USGS Michigan Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-04145500
MonitoringLocationName BAD RIVER AT HEMLOCK ROAD NEAR BRANT, MI
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 04080203
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 89
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 43.29669159000000
LongitudeMeasure -84.2291495000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 591.21
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Reported method of determination.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 26
CountyCode 145
ProviderName NWIS