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PRAIRIE CREEK WALKIN VIA DRIVE W OF CANNON FALLS (MNPCA-S001-197) 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 "PRAIRIE CREEK WALKIN VIA DRIVE W OF CANNON FALLS" and has the identifier MNPCA-S001-197. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07040002.

This site is located in Goodhue County County, Minnesota at 44.4933330000 degrees latitude and -92.9896390000 degrees longitude using the datum WGS84. 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-S001-197" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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 1990 - 1990
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1990 - 1990
Microbiological 1990 - 1990
Nutrient 1990 - 1990
Physical 1990 - 1990
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier MNPCA
OrganizationFormalName Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Ambient Surface Water
MonitoringLocationIdentifier MNPCA-S001-197
MonitoringLocationName PRAIRIE CREEK WALKIN VIA DRIVE W OF CANNON FALLS
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText PRAIRIE CREEK WALK-IN SITE. ACCESS IS TO FOLLOW A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF 310TH STREET ON THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY OF SECTION 16 (T112N/R18W). THE DRIVEWAY IS 1/3 MILE EAST OF CULVERTS WHERE THE ROAD CROSSES PRAIRIE CREEK. DRIVE TO A HOUSE, THEN FOLLOW A DIRT ROAD WEST ALONG THE EDGE OF A CORN FIELD TO WHERE THE ROAD CROSSES THE CREEK. THE SITE IS IN THE CENTER OF SECTION 21 (T112N/R18W), 4.5 MILES WEST OF CANNON FALLS, MINNESOTA; LOWER PORTION UPPER MISS BASIN. T112N/R18W/S21. GOODHUE COUNTY. INTENSIVE SAMPLING IS CONDUCTED BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY ON A SEASONAL BASIS TO IDENTIFY WATER QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS AT LEAST IMPACTED SITES FOR NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION. PERIOD SAMPLED: 1990. MAJOR BASIN NAME: UPPER MISS. BASIN CODE: 070608. MINOR BASIN NAME: LOWER PORTION UPPER MISS. COORDINATE CHECKED USING GIS SOFTWARE AUGUST, 2001; COULD NOT VERIFY LOCATION.
HUCEightDigitCode 07040002
LatitudeMeasure 44.4933330000
LongitudeMeasure -92.9896390000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 049
ProviderName STORET