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Canton Lake near Canton, OK (USGS-07238500) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: NWIS (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This lake, reservoir, impoundment site, maintained by the USGS Oklahoma Water Science Center (identifier USGS-OK), has the name "Canton Lake near Canton, OK" and has the identifier USGS-07238500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)11100301. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 12782 sq mi and the contributing drainage area is 9285 sq mi.

This site is located in Blaine County County, Oklahoma at 36.08170627000000 degrees latitude and -98.6023058000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 5 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-07238500" 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*
Information 1967 - 1980
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1949 - 1980
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1949 - 1980
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1951 - 1979
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1951 - 1979
Nutrient 1949 - 1977
Physical 1948 - 1980
Sediment 1948 - 1963
*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-OK
OrganizationFormalName USGS Oklahoma Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-07238500
MonitoringLocationName Canton Lake near Canton, OK
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment
HUCEightDigitCode 11100301
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 12782
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 9285
ContributingDrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 36.08170627000000
LongitudeMeasure -98.6023058000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 40
CountyCode 011
ProviderName NWIS