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WHITE EARTH LAKE NR WHITE EARTH, MN (USGS-05062410) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This lake, reservoir, impoundment site, maintained by the USGS Minnesota Water Science Center (identifier USGS-MN), has the name "WHITE EARTH LAKE NR WHITE EARTH, MN" and has the identifier USGS-05062410. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)09020108. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Becker County County, Minnesota at 47.12495946000000 degrees latitude and -95.7503154000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 10 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 1450 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 1 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-05062410" 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

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 1985 - 1985
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1985 - 1986
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1985 - 1985
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1985 - 1986
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1985 - 1986
Nutrient 1985 - 1986
Organics, Other 1985 - 1985
Physical 1985 - 1986
*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-05062410
MonitoringLocationName WHITE EARTH LAKE NR WHITE EARTH, MN
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment
HUCEightDigitCode 09020108
LatitudeMeasure 47.12495946000000
LongitudeMeasure -95.7503154000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 10
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 1450
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 005
ProviderName NWIS