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CRANE LAKE, NORTHWEST END, NEAR CRANE LAKE, MN (USGS-481835092294401) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This lake, reservoir, impoundment site, maintained by the USGS Minnesota Water Science Center (identifier USGS-MN), has the name "CRANE LAKE, NORTHWEST END, NEAR CRANE LAKE, MN" and has the identifier USGS-481835092294401. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)09030002. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in St. Louis County County, Minnesota at 48.30977778000000 degrees latitude and -92.4955278000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from Digital 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-481835092294401" 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, Cyanobacteria 2013 - 2015
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2013 - 2015
Information 2013 - 2015
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2013 - 2015
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2013 - 2015
Nutrient 2013 - 2015
Organics, Other 2013 - 2015
Physical 2013 - 2015
*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-481835092294401
MonitoringLocationName CRANE LAKE, NORTHWEST END, NEAR CRANE LAKE, MN
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake, Reservoir, Impoundment
HUCEightDigitCode 09030002
LatitudeMeasure 48.30977778000000
LongitudeMeasure -92.4955278000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 137
ProviderName NWIS