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BENT CK AT MN-5, 1.3 MI SW OF WACONIA, MN (MNDA_PESTICIDE-S002-504) 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 "BENT CK AT MN-5, 1.3 MI SW OF WACONIA, MN" and has the identifier MNDA_PESTICIDE-S002-504. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07020012.

This site is located in Carver County County, Minnesota at 44.8358200000 degrees latitude and -93.8069900000 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-S002-504" 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 1997 - 2002
Organics, Other 1997 - 2002
Organics, Pesticide 1997 - 2002
Physical 1997 - 2002
*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-S002-504
MonitoringLocationName BENT CK AT MN-5, 1.3 MI SW OF WACONIA, MN
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText BENT CREEK AT STATE NUMBERED TRUNK HIGHWAY 5, T116N/R25W/S23. THIS SITE WAS MAINTAINED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, BUT IN 2003 IT WAS TURNED OVER TO CARVER COUNTY. THIS SITE HAS AN AUTOMATED SAMPLER. LEVELS ARE RECORDED HERE, THE SITE IS CURRENTLY TESTED FOR FECAL COLIFORM. FROM CHASKA, TAKE STATE NUMBERED TRUNK HIGHWAY 41 NORTH TO STATE NUMBERED TRUNK HIGHWAY 5 WEST INTO WACONIA BY THE CAR DEALERSHIP, 1.3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WACONIA, MINNESOTA. THE MPCA DATA MANAGEMENT GROUP DETERMINED DURING THE MAY, 2004, LEGACY STORET MIGRATION THAT LEGACY AGENCY 21MINNS, STATION CAR15 IS CO-LOCATED WITH THIS STATION. ITS ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH FOLLOWS: BENT CREEK AT STATE NUMBERED TRUNK HIGHWAY 5 IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 23. THE SITE IS LOCATED 0.25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE CITY OF WACONIA, MINNESOTA. MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN. T116N/R25W/S23. CARVER COUNTY. SAMPLES WERE TAKEN TO GAIN BACKGROUND FECAL COLIFORM LEVELS FOR CARVER COUNTY.
HUCEightDigitCode 07020012
LatitudeMeasure 44.8358200000
LongitudeMeasure -93.8069900000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 019
ProviderName STORET