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BEVENS CK AT RICE AVE, 3.9 MI SE OF NORWOOD YNG AMERICA, MN (MNPCA-S002-539) 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 "BEVENS CK AT RICE AVE, 3.9 MI SE OF NORWOOD YNG AMERICA, MN" and has the identifier MNPCA-S002-539. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07020012.

This site is located in Carver County County, Minnesota at 44.7316700000 degrees latitude and -93.8697900000 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-S002-539" 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 2004 - 2014
Information 2021 - 2022
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2016 - 2023
Microbiological 1997 - 2023
Not Assigned 2016 - 2023
Nutrient 1997 - 2023
Physical 1997 - 2023
*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-S002-539
MonitoringLocationName BEVENS CK AT RICE AVE, 3.9 MI SE OF NORWOOD YNG AMERICA, MN
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText BEVENS CREEK AT RICE AVENUE, T115N/R25W/S33. THIS STATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO MONITOR BEVENS CREEK AFTER ITS CONFLUENCE WITH COUNTY DITCH 4A FROM NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA. SAMPLES HERE ARE COLLECTED BOTH BY AUTOMATED SAMPLER AND GRAB SAMPLES. FROM CHASKA, TAKE U.S. NUMBERED STATE HIGHWAY 212 WEST TO COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY 51 SOUTH TO COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY 50 WEST TO RICE AVENUE SOUTH, 3.9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA, MINNESOTA. THE MPCA DATA MANAGEMENT GROUP DETERMINED DURING THE MAY, 2004, LEGACY STORET MIGRATION THAT LEGACY AGENCY 21MINNS, STATION CAR5 IS CO-LOCATED WITH THIS STATION. ITS ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH FOLLOWS: BEVENS CREEK AT RICE AVENUE IN THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 31. THE SITE IS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE CITY OF YOUNG AMERICA, MINNESOTA. MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN. T115N/R25W/S31. CARVER COUNTY. SAMPLES WERE TAKEN TO GAIN BACKGROUND FECAL COLIFORM LEVELS FOR CARVER COUNTY.
HUCEightDigitCode 07020012
LatitudeMeasure 44.7316700000
LongitudeMeasure -93.8697900000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 019
ProviderName STORET