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WQP Home >  Providers >  STORET >  MNDA_PESTICIDE >  MNDA_PESTICIDE-S000-108

KAWISHIWI RIVER BR ON MN-1 AT DAM 8 MI SE OF ELY, MN (MNDA_PESTICIDE-S000-108) 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 "KAWISHIWI RIVER BR ON MN-1 AT DAM 8 MI SE OF ELY, MN" and has the identifier MNDA_PESTICIDE-S000-108. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)09030001.

This site is located in Lake County County, Minnesota at 47.8157500000 degrees latitude and -91.7842220000 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-S000-108" 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*
Information 2014 - 2022
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2022 - 2022
Not Assigned 2018 - 2022
Nutrient 2009 - 2022
Organics, Other 1992 - 2022
Organics, Pesticide 1992 - 2022
Physical 2009 - 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-S000-108
MonitoringLocationName KAWISHIWI RIVER BR ON MN-1 AT DAM 8 MI SE OF ELY, MN
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText KAWISHIWI RIVER AT THE BRIDGE ON MINNESOTA STATE HIGHWAY 1 AT THE BIRCH LAKE OUTLET. THE SAMPLE IS TAKEN JUST UPSTREAM OF THE MINNESOTA POWER DAM. THE SITE IS 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ELY, MINNESOTA; RAINY RIVER BASIN. T62N/R11W/S31. LAKE COUNTY. SAMPLED MONTHLY BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY FOR ROUTINE WATER QUALITY MONITORING. PERIOD SAMPLED: 1967-68, 100178-PRESENT. MAJOR BASIN NAME: HUDSON BAY. BASIN CODE: 230204. MINOR BASIN NAME: RAINY RIVER.
HUCEightDigitCode 09030001
LatitudeMeasure 47.8157500000
LongitudeMeasure -91.7842220000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 075
ProviderName STORET