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SHELL ROCK R ABV ALBERT LEA WWTP IN S25SEQNEQ (MNPCA-S001-012) 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 R ABV ALBERT LEA WWTP IN S25SEQNEQ" and has the identifier MNPCA-S001-012. 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 43.6072220000 degrees latitude and -93.2921390000 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-S001-012" 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 1985 - 1986
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1986 - 1986
Nutrient 1985 - 1986
Physical 1985 - 1986
*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-S001-012
MonitoringLocationName SHELL ROCK R ABV ALBERT LEA WWTP IN S25SEQNEQ
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText SHELL ROCK RIVER IN THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 25 (T102N/R21W). THE SITE IS 75 YARDS UPSTREAM FROM THE ALBERT LEA WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND ABOUT 0.9 MILE DOWNSTREAM FROM THE ALBERT LEA LAKE OUTLET. THE SITE IS 2.5 MILES NORTH OF GLENVILLE, MN; CEDAR RIVER BASIN. T102N/R21W/S25. FREEBORN COUNTY. WATER QUALITY SAMPLES WERE TAKEN BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY TO DETERMINE THE IMPACT OF THE ALBERT LEA WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT SINCE THE PLANT WAS UPDATED. THE SITE IS UPSTREAM FROM THE DISCHARGE. MAJOR BASIN NAME: UPPER MISS. BASIN CODE: 071006. MINOR BASIN NAME: CEDAR.
HUCEightDigitCode 07080202
LatitudeMeasure 43.6072220000
LongitudeMeasure -93.2921390000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 047
ProviderName STORET