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WQP Home >  Providers >  STORET >  MNDA_PESTICIDE >  MNDA_PESTICIDE-S000-017

SAUK RIVER DNSTRM OF BR ON CSAH-1 AT SAUK RAPIDS (MNDA_PESTICIDE-S000-017) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This river/stream site, maintained by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture - Pesticide Monitoring (identifier MNDA_PESTICIDE), has the name "SAUK RIVER DNSTRM OF BR ON CSAH-1 AT SAUK RAPIDS" and has the identifier MNDA_PESTICIDE-S000-017. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07010202.

This site is located in Stearns County County, Minnesota at 45.5915280000 degrees latitude and -94.1775560000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "MNDA_PESTICIDE-S000-017" 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*
Information 2014 - 2023
Not Assigned 2018 - 2023
Nutrient 2014 - 2023
Organics, Other 1992 - 2023
Organics, Pesticide 1991 - 2023
Physical 2014 - 2016
*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 MNDA_PESTICIDE
OrganizationFormalName Minnesota Department of Agriculture - Pesticide Monitoring
MonitoringLocationIdentifier MNDA_PESTICIDE-S000-017
MonitoringLocationName SAUK RIVER DNSTRM OF BR ON CSAH-1 AT SAUK RAPIDS
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText SAUK RIVER SHORELINE GRAB SAMPLE JUST DOWNSTREAM OF THE BRIDGE ON COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY 1. THE SITE IS NORTH OF ST. CLOUD AND IS ACROSS THE RIVER FROM SAUK RAPIDS, MINNESOTA; UPPER PORTION UPPER MISS BASIN. T125N/R28W/S35. STEARNS COUNTY. SAMPLED MONTHLY BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY FOR ROUTINE WATER QUALITY MONITORING. PERIOD SAMPLED: 1953-57, 1971-PRESENT. DESIGNATED AS A NATIONAL FIXED STATION OCTOBER 1, 1977. LAND USE CLASSIFICATION: AGRICULTURAL/RURAL. WATER USE CLASSIFICATION: RECREATIONAL. MAJOR DISCHARGER: NONE. MAJOR BASIN NAME: UPPER MISS. BASIN CODE: 070306. MINOR BASIN NAME: UPPER PORTION UPPER MISS.
HUCEightDigitCode 07010202
LatitudeMeasure 45.5915280000
LongitudeMeasure -94.1775560000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 145
ProviderName STORET