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COON CK AT N/S ROAD IN S29 1 MI S OF BLUE EARTH (MNPCA-S000-533) 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 "COON CK AT N/S ROAD IN S29 1 MI S OF BLUE EARTH" and has the identifier MNPCA-S000-533. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07020009.

This site is located in Faribault County County, Minnesota at 43.6157500000 degrees latitude and -94.0978610000 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-S000-533" 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*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1978 - 1978
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1978 - 2017
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1978 - 2017
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1978 - 1978
Microbiological 1978 - 2018
Nutrient 1978 - 2019
Physical 1978 - 2019
*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-S000-533
MonitoringLocationName COON CK AT N/S ROAD IN S29 1 MI S OF BLUE EARTH
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText COON CREEK AT GRAVEL ROAD THAT RUNS NORTH-SOUTH THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF SECTION 29 (T102N/R27W). THE SITE IS ONE MILE SOUTH OF BLUE EARTH, MINNESOTA; MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN. T102N/R27W/S29. FARIBAULT COUNTY. WATER QUALITY SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY FOR A SURVEY ON THE BLUE EARTH RIVER NEAR BLUE EARTH AND WINNEBAGO. THE SITE IS ON A TRIBUTARY TO THE BLUE EARTH RIVER. MAJOR BASIN NAME: UPPER MISS. BASIN CODE: 070406. MINOR BASIN NAME: MINNESOTA.
HUCEightDigitCode 07020009
LatitudeMeasure 43.6157500000
LongitudeMeasure -94.0978610000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 043
ProviderName STORET