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RED LAKE RIVER AT CROOKSTON, MN (USGS-05079000) 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 "RED LAKE RIVER AT CROOKSTON, MN" and has the identifier USGS-05079000. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)09020303. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 5270 sq mi.

This site is located in Polk County County, Minnesota at 47.77552716000000 degrees latitude and -96.6095101000000 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 834.00 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is .08 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-05079000" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

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*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1978 - 1981
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1979 - 1980
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1979 - 1980
Biological, Counts 1978 - 1981
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1979 - 1980
Information 1964 - 1997
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1962 - 1997
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1962 - 2001
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1962 - 1997
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1962 - 1994
Microbiological 1978 - 1997
Nutrient 1962 - 1997
Organics, Other 1978 - 2001
Organics, Pesticide 1994 - 1997
Physical 1962 - 2001
Radiochemical 1980 - 1991
Sediment 1962 - 2001
Stable Isotopes 1991 - 1991
*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-05079000
MonitoringLocationName RED LAKE RIVER AT CROOKSTON, MN
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 09020303
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 5270
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 47.77552716000000
LongitudeMeasure -96.6095101000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 834.00
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .08
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 119
ProviderName NWIS