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MINNESOTA RIVER AT FORT SNELLING STATE PARK, MN (USGS-05330920) 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 "MINNESOTA RIVER AT FORT SNELLING STATE PARK, MN" and has the identifier USGS-05330920. 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 16900 sq mi.

This site is located in Hennepin County County, Minnesota at 44.87024320000000 degrees latitude and -93.1924432000000 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 0.00 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Level or other surveyed method." is .10 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-05330920" 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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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, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1977 - 1979
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1977 - 1979
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1977 - 1979
Information 2003 - 2019
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1972 - 1979
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1972 - 2004
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1972 - 1981
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1972 - 1981
Microbiological 1972 - 1980
Nutrient 1972 - 1980
Organics, Other 1972 - 1980
Organics, PCBs 1978 - 1978
Organics, Pesticide 1978 - 1990
Physical 1972 - 2019
Radiochemical 1977 - 1980
Sediment 2011 - 2014
*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-05330920
MonitoringLocationName MINNESOTA RIVER AT FORT SNELLING STATE PARK, MN
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 07020012
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 16900
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 44.87024320000000
LongitudeMeasure -93.1924432000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 0.00
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .10
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 053
ProviderName NWIS