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RIVER RAISIN NEAR MONROE, MI (USGS-04176500) 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 "RIVER RAISIN NEAR MONROE, MI" and has the identifier USGS-04176500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04100002. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 1042 sq mi.

This site is located in Monroe County County, Michigan at 41.96060080000000 degrees latitude and -83.5310461900000 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 615.82 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Level or other surveyed method." is .01 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-04176500" 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, Cyanobacteria 2012 - 2012
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1978 - 2020
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1978 - 1980
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1978 - 2012
Biological, Counts 1978 - 1981
Biological, Fish 2020 - 2020
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1978 - 1980
Information 1988 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1978 - 2014
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1967 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1973 - 1995
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1978 - 1995
Microbiological 1978 - 2013
Nutrient 1967 - 2023
Organics, Other 1978 - 2020
Organics, PCBs 2010 - 2014
Organics, Pesticide 2010 - 2015
Physical 1967 - 2024
Radiochemical 1980 - 1981
Sediment 1967 - 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-04176500
MonitoringLocationName RIVER RAISIN NEAR MONROE, MI
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 04100002
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 1042
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 41.96060080000000
LongitudeMeasure -83.5310461900000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode minutes
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 615.82
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 26
CountyCode 115
ProviderName NWIS