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SOUTH BRANCH RUSH RIVER AT CO RD 63 NR NORSELAND (USGS-05326189) 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 "SOUTH BRANCH RUSH RIVER AT CO RD 63 NR NORSELAND" and has the identifier USGS-05326189. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07020012. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 82.2 sq mi.

This site is located in Sibley County County, Minnesota at 44.46524278000000 degrees latitude and -94.1502491000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from 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-05326189" 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.

Leaflet USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State HIU; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Data refreshed February, 2025.

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, Cyanobacteria 2005 - 2008
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2007 - 2008
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 2006 - 2007
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2005 - 2008
Biological, Fish 2007 - 2008
Information 2005 - 2008
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2005 - 2006
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2005 - 2008
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2005 - 2006
Nutrient 2005 - 2008
Organics, Other 2005 - 2008
Organics, Pesticide 2005 - 2005
Physical 2005 - 2008
Sediment 2006 - 2008
*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-05326189
MonitoringLocationName SOUTH BRANCH RUSH RIVER AT CO RD 63 NR NORSELAND
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 07020012
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 82.2
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 44.46524278000000
LongitudeMeasure -94.1502491000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 143
ProviderName NWIS