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ASHLEY CK AT UNNAMED RD (BETWEEN 443RD & 445TH ST) ON E LN S32, SAUK CENTRE, MN (MNPCA-S002-656) 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 "ASHLEY CK AT UNNAMED RD (BETWEEN 443RD & 445TH ST) ON E LN S32, SAUK CENTRE, MN" and has the identifier MNPCA-S002-656. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07010202.

This site is located in Stearns County County, Minnesota at 45.7654880000 degrees latitude and -94.9746130000 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-S002-656" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Information 2022 - 2022
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2009 - 2010
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2009 - 2022
Not Assigned 2022 - 2022
Nutrient 1990 - 2022
Physical 1990 - 2022
*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-S002-656
MonitoringLocationName ASHLEY CK AT UNNAMED RD (BETWEEN 443RD & 445TH ST) ON E LN S32, SAUK CENTRE, MN
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText ASHLEY CREEK AT CROSSING OF GRAVEL TOWNSHIP ON EAST LINE OF SECTION 32, 0.5 MILE NORTHWEST OF SAUK CENTRE, MINNESOTA; UPPER PORTION UPPER MISS. T127N/R34W/S32. STEARNS. SAMPLES COLLECTED BY WATER RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT, INC. FOR SAUK RIVER HEADWATERS PHASE I PROJECT. ASHLEY CREEK IS AN INLET TO BIG SAUK LAKE. THE MPCA DATA MANAGEMENT GROUP REVIEWED THE STATION LOCATION INFORMATION DURING THE MAY, 2004, LEGACY STORET MIGRATION AND MADE THE FOLLOWING CHANGE: MOVED 0.40 MI EAST TO ROAD AND SECTION LINE.
HUCEightDigitCode 07010202
LatitudeMeasure 45.7654880000
LongitudeMeasure -94.9746130000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 145
ProviderName STORET