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2505-8 (EPA_GLNPO-2505-8) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This great lake site, maintained by the EPA Great Lakes National Program (identifier EPA_GLNPO), has the name "2505-8" and has the identifier EPA_GLNPO-2505-8.

This site is located in Cook County County, Illinois at 42.0113000000 degrees latitude and -87.1903000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "GPS-Unspecified" and the accuracy is 31 m.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "EPA_GLNPO-2505-8" 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.

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 1994 - 1994
Biological, Fish 1994 - 1994
Physical 1994 - 1994
*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 EPA_GLNPO
OrganizationFormalName EPA Great Lakes National Program
MonitoringLocationIdentifier EPA_GLNPO-2505-8
MonitoringLocationName 2505-8
MonitoringLocationTypeName Great Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Coho Sampling Station 8 in Grid 2505
LatitudeMeasure 42.0113000000
LongitudeMeasure -87.1903000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 31
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode m
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 17
CountyCode 031
ProviderName STORET