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USGS 463741090521301 ASHLAND BREAKWATER LIGHTHOUSE CHEQUAMEGON BAY, WI

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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LOCATION.--Lat 46°37'41", long 90°52'13", in SE 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.21, T.48 N., R.4 E., Ashland County, Hydrologic Unit 04010300. 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 2016 to present. 

GAGE. --Water-stage recorder. Elevation of gage is 601.1 ft above IGLD;

REMARKS.-- Gage-height telemeter at station. 

OPERATED IN COOPERATION WITH:

Funding from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative National Park Service

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Additional Information:

The precipitation data for this station are temporary and will only be displayed for 30 days. Although the instrumentation is calibrated at least annually, the temporary classification means that documented routine inspections and other quality-assurance measures are not performed that would make the data acceptable for archival, retrieval, or future use in general scientific or interpretive studies.

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Summary of all available data for this site
Instantaneous-data availability statement

Temperature, water, degrees Fahrenheit, [2 min. average]
 
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Temperature, air, degrees Fahrenheit
 
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Wind direction, degrees clockwise from true north
 
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Precipitation, total, inches, [Primary]
 
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Relative humidity, percent
 
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Gage height, feet, [2 min ave (IGLD85)]
 
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pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units
 
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Lake or reservoir water surface elevation above NAVD 1988, feet, [2 min ave (NAVD88)]
 
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)
 
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Water velocity reading from field sensor, feet per second, [Vector Vel]
 
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Barometric pressure, not corrected to sea level, millibars
 
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Wind speed, knots, [Ave Wind Speed 2 min. Interval]
 
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