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MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT NININGER, MN (USGS-05331570) 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 NININGER, MN" and has the identifier USGS-05331570. 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 has a drainage area of 37000 sq mi.

This site is located in Dakota County County, Minnesota at 44.77274500000000 degrees latitude and -92.9021523000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-05331570" 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.

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 1977 - 2006
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 1977 - 1980
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1977 - 1980
Biological, Counts 1977 - 1981
Biological, Fish 2006 - 2006
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1977 - 1980
Information 1995 - 2002
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1977 - 1995
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1977 - 2006
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1977 - 1995
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1977 - 1995
Microbiological 1977 - 1995
Nutrient 1977 - 1995
Organics, Other 1977 - 2006
Organics, PCBs 1995 - 2006
Organics, Pesticide 1995 - 2006
Physical 1977 - 2006
Radiochemical 1980 - 1995
Sediment 1977 - 1995
*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-05331570
MonitoringLocationName MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT NININGER, MN
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 07010206
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 37000
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 44.77274500000000
LongitudeMeasure -92.9021523000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 037
ProviderName NWIS