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CRYSTAL LAKE-CENTRAL BASIN; LAKE TOWNSHIP. SEC. 12 (21MICH-100066) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This lake site, maintained by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (identifier 21MICH), has the name "CRYSTAL LAKE-CENTRAL BASIN; LAKE TOWNSHIP. SEC. 12" and has the identifier 21MICH-100066. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04060104.

This site is located in Benzie County County, Michigan at 44.6686150 degrees latitude and -86.1861150 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 0 ft No vertical location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "21MICH-100066" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

Leaflet USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State HIU; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Data refreshed February, 2025.

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 2003 - 2003
Information 2003 - 2003
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2003 - 2003
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2003 - 2003
Nutrient 2003 - 2003
Physical 2003 - 2003
*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 21MICH
OrganizationFormalName Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21MICH-100066
MonitoringLocationName CRYSTAL LAKE-CENTRAL BASIN; LAKE TOWNSHIP. SEC. 12
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText CRYSTAL LAKE-CENTRAL BASIN; LAKE TOWNSHIP. SEC. 12
HUCEightDigitCode 04060104
LatitudeMeasure 44.6686150
LongitudeMeasure -86.1861150
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Spot
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 0
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName Unknown
CountryCode US
StateCode 26
CountyCode 019
ProviderName STORET