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Auglaize River near Fort Jennings OH (USGS-04186500) 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 Ohio Water Science Center (identifier USGS-OH), has the name "Auglaize River near Fort Jennings OH" and has the identifier USGS-04186500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04100007. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 332 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 332 sq mi.

This site is located in Putnam County County, Ohio at 40.94866170000000 degrees latitude and -84.2660590000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 712.99 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Differentially corrected Global Positioning 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-04186500" 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 2002 - 2006
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2002 - 2019
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 2002 - 2006
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2002 - 2006
Biological, Fish 2002 - 2014
Information 1970 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1973 - 2007
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1965 - 2014
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1970 - 2007
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1975 - 1996
Microbiological 1996 - 2001
Nutrient 1966 - 2023
Organics, Other 1970 - 2012
Organics, PCBs 1996 - 2004
Organics, Pesticide 1989 - 2012
Physical 1965 - 2024
Radiochemical 1996 - 1996
Sediment 1969 - 2023
*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-OH
OrganizationFormalName USGS Ohio Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-04186500
MonitoringLocationName Auglaize River near Fort Jennings OH
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 04100007
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 332
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 332
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 40.94866170000000
LongitudeMeasure -84.2660590000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 712.99
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .10
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Differentially corrected Global Positioning System.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 39
CountyCode 137
ProviderName NWIS