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DETROIT RIVER AT DETROIT, MI (USGS-04165700) 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 "DETROIT RIVER AT DETROIT, MI" and has the identifier USGS-04165700. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04090004. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 228800 sq mi.

This site is located in Wayne County County, Michigan at 42.34726017000000 degrees latitude and -82.9585276000000 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.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-04165700" 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, Phytoplankton 1974 - 1981
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1974 - 1980
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1974 - 1980
Biological, Counts 1974 - 1981
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1974 - 1980
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1970 - 1986
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1969 - 1986
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1970 - 1986
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1970 - 1986
Microbiological 1969 - 1986
Nutrient 1969 - 1986
Organics, Other 1969 - 1981
Organics, Pesticide 1971 - 1972
Physical 1969 - 1986
Radiochemical 1970 - 1981
Sediment 1974 - 1983
*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-04165700
MonitoringLocationName DETROIT RIVER AT DETROIT, MI
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 04090004
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 228800
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 42.34726017000000
LongitudeMeasure -82.9585276000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 26
CountyCode 163
ProviderName NWIS