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SANDY R A CR-73, 1 MI W OF MCGREGOR (MNPCA-S002-630) 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 "SANDY R A CR-73, 1 MI W OF MCGREGOR" and has the identifier MNPCA-S002-630. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07010103.

This site is located in Aitkin County County, Minnesota at 46.6196670000 degrees latitude and -93.2741190000 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-S002-630" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1997 - 1998
Nutrient 1996 - 2017
Physical 1996 - 2017
*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-S002-630
MonitoringLocationName SANDY R A CR-73, 1 MI W OF MCGREGOR
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText SANDY RIVER AT AITKIN COUNTY ROAD 73, 1 MILE WEST OF MCGREGOR, MINNESOTA. UPPER PORTION UPPER MISSISSIPPI BASIN. T48N/R23W/S29. AITKIN COUNTY. UPPER PORTION UPPER MISSISSIPPI BASIN. T49N/R23W/S32. AITKIN COUNTY. SAMPLING AT THIS SITE WAS PERFORMED AS PART OF THE BIG SANDY AREA LAKES WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROJECT, A CLEAN WATER PARTNERSHIP PROJECT. THE MPCA DATA MANAGEMENT GROUP REVIEWED AND VERIFIED THE STATION LOCATION INFORMATION DURING THE MAY, 2004, LEGACY STORET MIGRATION.
HUCEightDigitCode 07010103
LatitudeMeasure 46.6196670000
LongitudeMeasure -93.2741190000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 001
ProviderName STORET