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WQP Home >  Providers >  STORET >  EPA_GLNPO >  EPA_GLNPO-RC:AO1_B

RC:AO1_B (EPA_GLNPO-RC:AO1_B) 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 "RC:AO1_B" and has the identifier EPA_GLNPO-RC:AO1_B. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04060102.

This site is located in Muskegon County County, Michigan at 43.2174930000 degrees latitude and -86.2843600000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "GPS-Unspecified" and the accuracy is 1 m.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "EPA_GLNPO-RC:AO1_B" 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 2006 - 2006
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2006 - 2006
Not Assigned 2006 - 2006
Organics, Other 2006 - 2006
Organics, PCBs 2006 - 2006
Physical 2006 - 2006
*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-RC:AO1_B
MonitoringLocationName RC:AO1_B
MonitoringLocationTypeName Great Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Ruddiman Pond & Creek
HUCEightDigitCode 04060102
LatitudeMeasure 43.2174930000
LongitudeMeasure -86.2843600000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode m
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 26
CountyCode 121
ProviderName STORET