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South Fork Saline River (IL_EPA_WQX-ATH-05) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This river/stream site, maintained by the illinois epa (identifier IL_EPA_WQX), has the name "South Fork Saline River" and has the identifier IL_EPA_WQX-ATH-05. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)05140204.

This site is located in Saline County County, Illinois at 37.6379000000 degrees latitude and -88.6775900000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "IL_EPA_WQX-ATH-05" 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, Algae, Cyanobacteria 2000 - 2015
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Aquatic Plants 2019 - 2019
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2000 - 2015
Biological, Counts 2015 - 2015
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 2000 - 2015
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1999 - 2022
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1999 - 2022
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1999 - 2022
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1999 - 2022
Microbiological 1999 - 2019
Not Assigned 2019 - 2019
Nutrient 1999 - 2022
Organics, Other 1999 - 2022
Organics, PCBs 2010 - 2010
Organics, Pesticide 2010 - 2010
Physical 1999 - 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 IL_EPA_WQX
OrganizationFormalName illinois epa
MonitoringLocationIdentifier IL_EPA_WQX-ATH-05
MonitoringLocationName South Fork Saline River
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Rt 45 bridge 4 mi SW Carrier Mills
HUCEightDigitCode 05140204
LatitudeMeasure 37.6379000000
LongitudeMeasure -88.6775900000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 17
CountyCode 165
ProviderName STORET