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WQP Home >  Providers >  NWIS >  USGS-MN >  USGS-05274715

ST. FRANCIS RIVER NEAR ORROCK, MN (USGS-05274715) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This stream site, maintained by the USGS Minnesota Water Science Center (identifier USGS-MN), has the name "ST. FRANCIS RIVER NEAR ORROCK, MN" and has the identifier USGS-05274715. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07010203. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 107 sq mi.

This site is located in Sherburne County County, Minnesota at 45.52552250000000 degrees latitude and -93.7369147000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is Unknown Unknown.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-05274715" 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.

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, Major, Non-metals 1980 - 1981
Microbiological 1980 - 1981
Nutrient 1980 - 1981
Physical 1980 - 1981
Sediment 1980 - 1981
*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 USGS-MN
OrganizationFormalName USGS Minnesota Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-05274715
MonitoringLocationName ST. FRANCIS RIVER NEAR ORROCK, MN
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 07010203
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 107
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 45.52552250000000
LongitudeMeasure -93.7369147000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Unknown
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 141
ProviderName NWIS