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Mid-lower site in Lk in the Hills, Algonquin, IL (USGS-421104088192001) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This lake, reservoir, impoundment site, maintained by the USGS Texas Water Science Center (identifier USGS-TX), has the name "Mid-lower site in Lk in the Hills, Algonquin, IL" and has the identifier USGS-421104088192001. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07120006. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Mchenry County County, Illinois at 42.18444444000000 degrees latitude and -88.3222222000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)" 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-421104088192001" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2001 - 2001
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2001 - 2001
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2001 - 2001
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2001 - 2001
Nutrient 2001 - 2001
Organics, Other 2001 - 2001
Radiochemical 2001 - 2001
*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-TX
OrganizationFormalName USGS Texas Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-421104088192001
MonitoringLocationName Mid-lower site in Lk in the Hills, Algonquin, IL
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment
HUCEightDigitCode 07120006
LatitudeMeasure 42.18444444000000
LongitudeMeasure -88.3222222000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 17
CountyCode 111
ProviderName NWIS