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Ramsey (IL_EPA_WQX-ROE) 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 "Ramsey" and has the identifier IL_EPA_WQX-ROE. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07140202.

This site is located in Fayette County County, Illinois at 39.1661150000 degrees latitude and -89.1319480000 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-ROE" 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 2012 - 2012
Information 2012 - 2012
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2014 - 2020
Organics, Other 2004 - 2020
Organics, Pesticide 2004 - 2020
Physical 2012 - 2012
*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-ROE
MonitoringLocationName Ramsey
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText This site represents the entire lake, but not necessarily any specific location in the lake. The ArcGIS Central Points Coordinates tool was used, on lake-polygon features, to derive geographic coordinates.
HUCEightDigitCode 07140202
LatitudeMeasure 39.1661150000
LongitudeMeasure -89.1319480000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 17
CountyCode 051
ProviderName STORET