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Black River at Elyria OH (USGS-04200500) 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 "Black River at Elyria OH" and has the identifier USGS-04200500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04110001. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 396 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 396 sq mi.

This site is located in Lorain County County, Ohio at 41.38032368000000 degrees latitude and -82.1045927900000 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 620.09 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Level or other surveyed method." 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-04200500" 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, Photosynthetic Pigments 2012 - 2012
Information 1973 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1962 - 2019
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1962 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1963 - 1970
Nutrient 1962 - 2023
Organics, Other 1963 - 2014
Organics, PCBs 2011 - 2014
Organics, Pesticide 2011 - 2014
Physical 1962 - 2024
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-04200500
MonitoringLocationName Black River at Elyria OH
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 04110001
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 396
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 396
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 41.38032368000000
LongitudeMeasure -82.1045927900000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 620.09
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .10
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 39
CountyCode 093
ProviderName NWIS