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Sam Dale (IL_EPA_WQX-RBF-2) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This lake site, maintained by the illinois epa (identifier IL_EPA_WQX), has the name "Sam Dale" and has the identifier IL_EPA_WQX-RBF-2. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)05120115.

This site is located in Wayne County County, Illinois at 38.5408300000 degrees latitude and -88.5812000000 degrees longitude using the datum WGS84. 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-RBF-2" 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, Algae, Cyanobacteria 2011 - 2021
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2011 - 2021
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 2011 - 2021
Information 2011 - 2016
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2011 - 2011
Nutrient 2011 - 2021
Physical 2011 - 2021
*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-RBF-2
MonitoringLocationName Sam Dale
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText MID OF L BETWEEN PICNICS
HUCEightDigitCode 05120115
LatitudeMeasure 38.5408300000
LongitudeMeasure -88.5812000000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 17
CountyCode 191
ProviderName STORET