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OTTER TAIL RIVER AT BRECKENRIDGE, MN (USGS-05046500) 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 "OTTER TAIL RIVER AT BRECKENRIDGE, MN" and has the identifier USGS-05046500. 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 2040 sq mi.

This site is located in Wilkin County County, Minnesota at 46.27218130000000 degrees latitude and -96.5781287000000 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-05046500" 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.

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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 1992 - 1992
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1992 - 1992
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1992 - 1992
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1992 - 1992
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1992 - 1992
Nutrient 1992 - 1992
Organics, Other 1992 - 1992
Organics, PCBs 1992 - 1992
Organics, Pesticide 1992 - 1992
Physical 1992 - 1992
Radiochemical 1992 - 1992
Sediment 1992 - 1992
*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-05046500
MonitoringLocationName OTTER TAIL RIVER AT BRECKENRIDGE, MN
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 09020103
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 2040
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 46.27218130000000
LongitudeMeasure -96.5781287000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Unknown
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 167
ProviderName NWIS