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Buffalo River, South Branch MN (21NDHDWQ-385219) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This river/stream site, maintained by the North Dakota Dept. of Health (identifier 21NDHDWQ), has the name "Buffalo River, South Branch MN" and has the identifier 21NDHDWQ-385219. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)09020106.

This site is located in Clay County County, Minnesota at 46.7315500 degrees latitude and -96.6380000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 0 ft No vertical location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "21NDHDWQ-385219" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2002 - 2002
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2002 - 2002
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2002 - 2002
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2002 - 2002
Nutrient 2002 - 2002
Physical 2002 - 2002
*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 21NDHDWQ
OrganizationFormalName North Dakota Dept. of Health
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21NDHDWQ-385219
MonitoringLocationName Buffalo River, South Branch MN
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText 3 miles south and 0.5 miles east of Sabin MN. 220 meters upstream of the Clay 63 bridge.
HUCEightDigitCode 09020106
LatitudeMeasure 46.7315500
LongitudeMeasure -96.6380000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 0
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName Unknown
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 027
ProviderName STORET