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LITTLE BEAUFORD DITCH TRIB TO BIG COBB R, SH22 0.5 MI N BEAUFORD (MNDA_PESTICIDE-S001-210) 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 "LITTLE BEAUFORD DITCH TRIB TO BIG COBB R, SH22 0.5 MI N BEAUFORD" and has the identifier MNDA_PESTICIDE-S001-210. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07020011.

This site is located in Blue Earth County County, Minnesota at 44.0175830000 degrees latitude and -93.9584720000 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-S001-210" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Information 2010 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2022 - 2023
Not Assigned 2018 - 2023
Nutrient 2005 - 2023
Organics, Other 2005 - 2023
Organics, Pesticide 2005 - 2023
Physical 2005 - 2022
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier MNDA_PESTICIDE
OrganizationFormalName Minnesota Department of Agriculture - Pesticide Monitoring
MonitoringLocationIdentifier MNDA_PESTICIDE-S001-210
MonitoringLocationName LITTLE BEAUFORD DITCH TRIB TO BIG COBB R, SH22 0.5 MI N BEAUFORD
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText LITTLE BEAUFORD DITCH TRIB TO BIG COBB R, SH22 0.5 MI N BEAUFORD. THIS SITE IS A USGS CREST STAGE GAGE SITE #18 (05320300). MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN. T106N/R26W/S4. BLUE EARTH COUNTY. AS PART OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER ASSESSMENT PROJECT, 1988-1992, SITE WAS SAMPLED FOR WATER CHEMISTRY, HABITAT, FLOW, AND FISH AND BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITY ASSESSMENTS. THIS SITE WAS ALSO PART OF A LONGITUDINAL STUDY TO FURTHER CHARACTERIZE FECAL LEVELS IN RIVERS AND ASSIST IN IDENTIFYING SOURCES OF THE BACTERIA. MAJOR BASIN NAME: UPPER MISS. BASIN CODE: 070406. MINOR BASIN NAME: MINNESOTA.
HUCEightDigitCode 07020011
LatitudeMeasure 44.0175830000
LongitudeMeasure -93.9584720000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 013
ProviderName STORET