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WQP Home >  Providers >  STORET >  MNDA_PESTICIDE >  MNDA_PESTICIDE-S001-263

S BR GRINDSTONE R, 1.6 MI NW OF HINCKLEY, MN (MNDA_PESTICIDE-S001-263) 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 "S BR GRINDSTONE R, 1.6 MI NW OF HINCKLEY, MN" and has the identifier MNDA_PESTICIDE-S001-263. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07030003.

This site is located in Pine County County, Minnesota at 46.0247220000 degrees latitude and -92.9713890000 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-S001-263" 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*
Nutrient 2007 - 2009
Organics, Other 2007 - 2009
Organics, Pesticide 2007 - 2009
Physical 2007 - 2009
*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-S001-263
MonitoringLocationName S BR GRINDSTONE R, 1.6 MI NW OF HINCKLEY, MN
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText SOUTH BRANCH GRINDSTONE RIVER AT BRIDGE, 0.4 MILES NORTH OF CSAH-18 IN THE WEST HALF OF SECTION 23. THE SITE IS LOCATED 1.6 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE CITY OF HINCKLEY, MINNESOTA. ST CROIX RIVER BASIN. T41N/R21W/S23. PINE COUNTY 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: MINOR BASIN NAME: ST CROIX RIVER.
HUCEightDigitCode 07030003
LatitudeMeasure 46.0247220000
LongitudeMeasure -92.9713890000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 115
ProviderName STORET