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NAWQA Surface Water National Fixed Network Site Status and Trends Active

By Upper Midwest Water Science Center January 27, 2019

As part of the USGS National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program the USGS MIWSC operates a stream gage and routinely collects water quality samples at the Clinton River at Sterling Heights, MI. station. Water is analyzed for sediment, nutrients, major ions, and a suite of 271 different pesticides. Information obtained from this site is compiled with information from other National Fixed Network Sites to understand water-quality conditions on a national scale. Current plans are to sample the Clinton River 24 times a year for chemistry, and twice a year for fish and biota from 2012 through 2022. 

As part of the USGS National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program the USGS MIWSC operates a stream gage and routinely collects water quality samples at the Clinton River at Sterling Heights, MI. station. Water is analyzed for sediment, nutrients, major ions, and a suite of 271 different pesticides. Information obtained from this site is compiled with information from other National Fixed Network Sites to understand water-quality conditions on a national scale. Current plans are to sample the Clinton River 24 times a year for chemistry, and twice a year for fish and biota from 2012 through 2022.