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MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT DAYTON, MN (USGS-05283400) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: NWIS (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This stream site, maintained by the USGS Minnesota Water Science Center (identifier USGS-MN), has the name "MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT DAYTON, MN" and has the identifier USGS-05283400. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07010206. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Hennepin County County, Minnesota at 45.21722220000000 degrees latitude and -93.4311111000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from Digital MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-05283400" 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 2006 - 2006
Biological, Fish 2006 - 2006
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2006 - 2006
Organics, Other 2006 - 2006
Organics, PCBs 2006 - 2006
Organics, Pesticide 2006 - 2006
Physical 2006 - 2006
*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-05283400
MonitoringLocationName MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT DAYTON, MN
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 07010206
LatitudeMeasure 45.21722220000000
LongitudeMeasure -93.4311111000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 053
ProviderName NWIS