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KNIFE RIVER NEAR TWO HARBORS, MN (USGS-04015330) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS Minnesota Water Science Center (identifier USGS-MN), has the name "KNIFE RIVER NEAR TWO HARBORS, MN" and has the identifier USGS-04015330. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04010102. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 83.6 sq mi.

This site is located in Lake County County, Minnesota at 46.94688005000000 degrees latitude and -91.7924013000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 616.37 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Level or other surveyed method." is .01 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NAVD88.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-04015330" 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.

Leaflet USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State HIU; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Data refreshed February, 2025.

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*
Information 2008 - 2018
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1974 - 1974
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1974 - 2022
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1974 - 1974
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1974 - 1974
Nutrient 1974 - 1974
Organics, BDEs 2022 - 2022
Organics, Other 2022 - 2022
Organics, PCBs 2022 - 2022
Organics, PFAS 2022 - 2022
PFAS,Perfluorinated Alkyl Substance 2022 - 2022
PFOA, Perfluorooctanoic Acid 2022 - 2022
Physical 1974 - 2022
Sediment 2007 - 2022
*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-04015330
MonitoringLocationName KNIFE RIVER NEAR TWO HARBORS, MN
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 04010102
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 83.6
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 46.94688005000000
LongitudeMeasure -91.7924013000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 616.37
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 075
ProviderName NWIS