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SHELL ROCK RIVER (ALBERT LEA LAKE) ON COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY 19 BRIDGE, EAST OF ALBERT LEA, MINNESOTA. (MNPCA-S000-002) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This river/stream site, maintained by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Ambient Surface Water (identifier MNPCA), has the name "SHELL ROCK RIVER (ALBERT LEA LAKE) ON COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY 19 BRIDGE, EAST OF ALBERT LEA, MINNESOTA." and has the identifier MNPCA-S000-002. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07080202.

This site is located in Freeborn County County, Minnesota at 43.6126390000 degrees latitude and -93.2924440000 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 "MNPCA-S000-002" 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*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2008 - 2012
Information 2008 - 2008
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2011 - 2011
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1953 - 2011
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2011 - 2011
Microbiological 1953 - 2007
Nutrient 1958 - 2012
Physical 1953 - 2012
Radiochemical 1957 - 1959
*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 MNPCA
OrganizationFormalName Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Ambient Surface Water
MonitoringLocationIdentifier MNPCA-S000-002
MonitoringLocationName SHELL ROCK RIVER (ALBERT LEA LAKE) ON COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY 19 BRIDGE, EAST OF ALBERT LEA, MINNESOTA.
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText SHELL ROCK RIVER (ALBERT LEA LAKE), BRIDGE ON CSAH-19 EAST OF ALBERT LEA, MINNESOTA; CEDAR RIVER BASIN. FREEBORN COUNTY. T102N/R21W/S9. SAMPLED MONTHLY BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY FOR ROUTINE WATER QUALITY MONITORING. PERIOD SAMPLED: 1953-60. MAJOR BASIN NAME: UPPER MISS. BASIN CODE: 071006. MINOR BASIN NAME: CEDAR RIVER.
HUCEightDigitCode 07080202
LatitudeMeasure 43.6126390000
LongitudeMeasure -93.2924440000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 047
ProviderName STORET