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MILWAUKEE RIVER AT MILWAUKEE, WI (USGS-04087000) 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 Wisconsin Water Science Center (identifier USGS-WI), has the name "MILWAUKEE RIVER AT MILWAUKEE, WI" and has the identifier USGS-04087000. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04040003. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 696 sq mi.

This site is located in Milwaukee County County, Wisconsin at 43.10001159000000 degrees latitude and -87.9089745000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 606.91 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-04087000" 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 - 2022
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1973 - 1981
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1974 - 2022
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1974 - 2022
Biological, Counts 1974 - 1981
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1974 - 1995
Information 1993 - 2021
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1966 - 2007
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1966 - 2018
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1966 - 2012
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1973 - 2005
Microbiological 1973 - 2005
Nutrient 1966 - 2009
Organics, Other 1973 - 2022
Organics, PCBs 1982 - 2017
Organics, PFAS 2022 - 2022
Organics, Pesticide 1982 - 2018
PFAS,Perfluorinated Alkyl Substance 2022 - 2022
PFOA, Perfluorooctanoic Acid 2022 - 2022
Physical 1964 - 2019
Radiochemical 1981 - 1997
Sediment 1964 - 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-WI
OrganizationFormalName USGS Wisconsin Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-04087000
MonitoringLocationName MILWAUKEE RIVER AT MILWAUKEE, WI
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 04040003
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 696
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 43.10001159000000
LongitudeMeasure -87.9089745000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 606.91
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 55
CountyCode 079
ProviderName NWIS