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NORTH FORK CROW RIVER NEAR ROCKFORD, MN (USGS-05278400) 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 "NORTH FORK CROW RIVER NEAR ROCKFORD, MN" and has the identifier USGS-05278400. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07010204. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 1350 sq mi.

This site is located in Wright County County, Minnesota at 45.09551870000000 degrees latitude and -93.7885785000000 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-05278400" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1976 - 1976
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1976 - 1997
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1976 - 1976
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1976 - 1976
Nutrient 1976 - 1997
Physical 1976 - 1997
Sediment 1997 - 1997
*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-05278400
MonitoringLocationName NORTH FORK CROW RIVER NEAR ROCKFORD, MN
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 07010204
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 1350
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 45.09551870000000
LongitudeMeasure -93.7885785000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Unknown
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 171
ProviderName NWIS