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HIGH ISLAND CREEK NEAR HENDERSON, MN (USGS-05327000) 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 "HIGH ISLAND CREEK NEAR HENDERSON, MN" and has the identifier USGS-05327000. 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 238 sq mi.

This site is located in Sibley County County, Minnesota at 44.57190790000000 degrees latitude and -93.9219113000000 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 728.64 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Differentially corrected Global Positioning System." is 0.1 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-05327000" 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.

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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, Photosynthetic Pigments 1989 - 1992
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1989 - 1992
Information 1990 - 2020
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1969 - 1969
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1969 - 1992
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1969 - 1969
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1969 - 1969
Microbiological 1989 - 1990
Nutrient 1969 - 1992
Organics, Other 1989 - 1991
Organics, PCBs 1990 - 1990
Organics, Pesticide 1990 - 1990
Physical 1969 - 2020
Sediment 1989 - 2020
*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-05327000
MonitoringLocationName HIGH ISLAND CREEK NEAR HENDERSON, MN
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 07020012
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 238
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 44.57190790000000
LongitudeMeasure -93.9219113000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 728.64
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 0.1
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Differentially corrected Global Positioning System.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 143
ProviderName NWIS