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MISSISSIPPI R MN-200 BR 0.5 MI W OF LAKE ITASCA (MNDA_PESTICIDE-S000-105) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This river/stream site, maintained by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture - Pesticide Monitoring (identifier MNDA_PESTICIDE), has the name "MISSISSIPPI R MN-200 BR 0.5 MI W OF LAKE ITASCA" and has the identifier MNDA_PESTICIDE-S000-105. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07010101.

This site is located in Clearwater County County, Minnesota at 47.2534440000 degrees latitude and -95.2254440000 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-S000-105" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Upstream and downstream locations

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Organics, Other 1992 - 1993
Organics, Pesticide 1991 - 1993
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier MNDA_PESTICIDE
OrganizationFormalName Minnesota Department of Agriculture - Pesticide Monitoring
MonitoringLocationIdentifier MNDA_PESTICIDE-S000-105
MonitoringLocationName MISSISSIPPI R MN-200 BR 0.5 MI W OF LAKE ITASCA
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT BRIDGE ON MINNESOTA STATE HIGHWAY 200, 0.5 MILES WEST OF THE TOWN OF LAKE ITASCA, MINNESOTA; UPPER PORTION UPPER MISS BASIN. T144N/R36W/S34. CLEARWATER COUNTY. SAMPLED MONTHLY BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY FOR ROUTINE WATER QUALITY MONITORING. PERIOD SAMPLED: 1965, 1967-PRESENT. DESIGNATED AS A NATIONAL FIXED STATION OCTOBER 1, 1977. LAND USE CLASSIFICATION: WILDERNESS. WATER USE CLASSIFICATION: RECREATIONAL, WILDLIFE. MAJOR DISCHARGER: NONE - HEADWATERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. MAJOR BASIN NAME: UPPER MISS. BASIN CODE: 070306. MINOR BASIN NAME: UPPER PORTION UPPER MISS. THE MPCA DATA MANAGEMENT GROUP DETERMINED DURING THE MAY, 2004, LEGACY STORET MIGRATION THAT LEGACY AGENCY 21MINNS, STATION MHB029 IS CO-LOCATED WITH THIS STATION. ITS ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH FOLLOWS: MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT THE GULSVIG LANDING, JUST NORTH OF THE BRIDGE ON MINNESOTA STATE HIGHWAY 200. THE SITE IS 0.5 MILES WEST OF THE TOWN OF LAKE ITASCA, MINNESOTA; UPPER PORTION UPPER MISS BASIN. T144N/R36W/S27. CLEARWATER COUNTY. WATER QUALITY MONITORING TO: 1) ASSESS THE IMPACT OF POTENTIAL RESIDENTIAL SEWAGE DISCHARGE IN THE VICINITY OF THE GULSVIG LANDING ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER; 2) SERVE AS AN ADDITIONAL QUALITY CONTROL MEASURE WITH THE MPCA STATION AT THE SAME SITE (UM-1365 IN AGENCY CODE 21MINN). SAMPLING AND ANALYSES BY THE BAGLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT AS PART OF THE MISSISSIPPI HEADWATERS BOARD RIVER WATCH PROGRAM. PERIOD SAMPLED: APRIL 1991 TO PRESENT.
HUCEightDigitCode 07010101
LatitudeMeasure 47.2534440000
LongitudeMeasure -95.2254440000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 029
ProviderName STORET