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SAUK RIVER AT CSAH-49 NEAR COLD SPRING (MNPCA-S000-515) 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 "SAUK RIVER AT CSAH-49 NEAR COLD SPRING" and has the identifier MNPCA-S000-515. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07010202.

This site is located in Stearns County County, Minnesota at 45.4408330000 degrees latitude and -94.4421940000 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-S000-515" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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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*
Nutrient 1978 - 1989
Physical 1978 - 1989
*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-S000-515
MonitoringLocationName SAUK RIVER AT CSAH-49 NEAR COLD SPRING
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText SAUK RIVER AT OUTLET OF KNAUS LAKE(HORSESHOE CHAIN) 0.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COLD SPRING, MINNESOTA; UPPER PORTION UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN. STEARNS COUNTY. SAMPLED BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY FOR THE MELROSE EFFLUENT INVESTIGATION. STATION LOCATED BELOW MELROSE TREATMENT PLANT. MAJOR BASIN NAME: UPPER MISS. BASIN CODE: 070306. MINOR BASIN NAME: UPPER PORTION UPPER MISS. THE MPCA DATA MANAGEMENT GROUP DETERMINED DURING THE MAY, 2004, LEGACY STORET MIGRATION THAT LEGACY AGENCY 21MINNS, STATION LO007 IS CO-LOCATED WITH THIS STATION. ITS ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH FOLLOWS: SAUK RIVER AT COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY 49. THE SITE IS 1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF COLD SPRING, MINNESOTA; UPPER PORTION UPPER MISS. T123N/R30W/S27. STEARNS COUNTY. UPPER PORTION MISS. T128N/R35W/S26. TODD COUNTY. WATER QUALITY SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED AS PART OF A NUTRIENT BUDGET PROJECT FOR LAKE OSAKIS. THIS IS A CLEAN LAKES PROJECT.
HUCEightDigitCode 07010202
LatitudeMeasure 45.4408330000
LongitudeMeasure -94.4421940000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 145
ProviderName STORET