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SUCKER CREEK NEAR DETROIT LAKES, MN (USGS-05033960) 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 "SUCKER CREEK NEAR DETROIT LAKES, MN" and has the identifier USGS-05033960. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)09020103. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 4.11 sq mi.

This site is located in Becker County County, Minnesota at 46.77356979000000 degrees latitude and -95.8067136000000 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-05033960" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Upstream and downstream locations

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1968 - 1970
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1968 - 1970
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1968 - 1970
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1968 - 1970
Nutrient 1968 - 1970
Physical 1968 - 1970
*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-05033960
MonitoringLocationName SUCKER CREEK NEAR DETROIT LAKES, MN
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 09020103
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 4.11
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 46.77356979000000
LongitudeMeasure -95.8067136000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Unknown
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 005
ProviderName NWIS