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Milwaukee River D/s E Cherry ST at Milwaukee, WI - 040870115

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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Information Water-quality 2016-10-20 2016-10-20
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 2016-10-20 2016-10-20
Inorganics, Minor, metals Water-quality 2016-10-20 2016-10-20
Organics, Other Unit Values 2022-03-22 2023-11-09
Organics, other Water-quality 2016-10-20 2016-10-20
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 2016-10-20 2023-11-09
Sediment Water-quality 2016-10-20 2016-10-20
n/a Site Visits 2022-08-09 2023-09-13
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2022-01-01 2024-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 040870115 is associated with a Stream in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Water data back to 2016 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
040870115 n/a
Site name
MILWAUKEE RIVER D/S E CHERRY ST AT MILWAUKEE, WI n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 430251.7 n/a
DMS longitude 0875445.5 n/a
Decimal latitude 43.04769444 n/a
Decimal longitude -87.91263889 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from Digital MAP. N
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - .5 sec (PLGR/PPS GPS). 5
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Wisconsin 55
State
Wisconsin 55
County
Milwaukee County 079
Country US n/a
Land net location description SESES20 T7N R22E 4 n/a
Name of location map MILWAUKEE, WI n/a
Scale of location map 24000 n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 573.61 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS1 - Level 1 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System W
Altitude accuracy .16 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
04040003
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
Stream channel
C
Flags for instruments at site YNNYNNYNNNNNNNYNYNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried n/a
Drainage area
696 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area n/a
Time Zone abbreviation CST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
Y n/a
Data reliability
Data have been checked by the reporting agency. C
Data-other GW files n/a
National aquifer n/a
Local aquifer n/a
Local aquifer type
n/a
Well depth n/a
Hole depth
n/a
Source of depth data n/a
Project number GR17NK-GCT05 n/a