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CLINTON RIVER AT MORAVIAN DRIVE AT MT. CLEMENS, MI (USGS-04165500) 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 "CLINTON RIVER AT MORAVIAN DRIVE AT MT. CLEMENS, MI" and has the identifier USGS-04165500. 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 734 sq mi.

This site is located in Macomb County County, Michigan at 42.59586740000000 degrees latitude and -82.9088100000000 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 570.10 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .07 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-04165500" 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 2012 - 2012
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1974 - 2018
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1974 - 1980
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1974 - 2012
Biological, Counts 1974 - 1981
Biological, Fish 2015 - 2018
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1974 - 1980
Information 1976 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1951 - 2014
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1951 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1951 - 2006
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1974 - 1995
Microbiological 1974 - 2024
Nutrient 1951 - 2023
Organics, BDEs 2022 - 2023
Organics, Other 1974 - 2023
Organics, PCBs 1976 - 2023
Organics, Pesticide 1975 - 2018
Physical 1951 - 2024
Radiochemical 1980 - 1981
Sediment 1974 - 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-04165500
MonitoringLocationName CLINTON RIVER AT MORAVIAN DRIVE AT MT. CLEMENS, MI
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 04090003
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 734
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 42.59586740000000
LongitudeMeasure -82.9088100000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode minutes
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 570.10
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .07
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 26
CountyCode 099
ProviderName NWIS