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CLINTON RIVER AT STERLING HEIGHTS, MI (USGS-04161820) 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 "CLINTON RIVER AT STERLING HEIGHTS, MI" and has the identifier USGS-04161820. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04090003. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 309 sq mi.

This site is located in Macomb County County, Michigan at 42.61447810000000 degrees latitude and -83.0265932900000 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 600.06 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS3 - Level 3 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .10 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-04161820" 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 2004 - 2004
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria 2002 - 2019
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2002 - 2020
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 2002 - 2019
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2002 - 2019
Biological, Fish 2002 - 2020
Information 1996 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1996 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1996 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1996 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1996 - 2023
Microbiological 1996 - 2024
Nutrient 1996 - 2023
Organics, Other 1996 - 2023
Organics, PCBs 1996 - 2017
Organics, Pesticide 1996 - 2023
Physical 1996 - 2024
Radiochemical 1996 - 2015
Sediment 1996 - 2022
Stable Isotopes 1996 - 2006
*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-04161820
MonitoringLocationName CLINTON RIVER AT STERLING HEIGHTS, MI
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 04090003
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 309
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 42.61447810000000
LongitudeMeasure -83.0265932900000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode minutes
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 600.06
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .10
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS3 - Level 3 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 26
CountyCode 099
ProviderName NWIS