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Atkinson Lake (MDC-7234) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This reservoir site, maintained by the Missouri Dept. of Conservation (identifier MDC), has the name "Atkinson Lake" and has the identifier MDC-7234. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)10290105.

This site is located in St. Clair County County, Missouri at 38.0060419565 degrees latitude and -94.0471027791 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolation-Map" and the accuracy is 12 m. The source map scale is 1:24000.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "MDC-7234" 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*
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2002 - 2002
*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 MDC
OrganizationFormalName Missouri Dept. of Conservation
MonitoringLocationIdentifier MDC-7234
MonitoringLocationName Atkinson Lake
MonitoringLocationTypeName Reservoir
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText NNC Atkinson Lake @ SESE Sec.1,T37N,R29W
HUCEightDigitCode 10290105
LatitudeMeasure 38.0060419565
LongitudeMeasure -94.0471027791
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 12
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode m
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 29
CountyCode 185
ProviderName STORET