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SANDY R AT CR-62, 2.8 MI NW OF McGREGOR, MINNESOTA (MNPCA-S003-306) 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 AT CR-62, 2.8 MI NW OF McGREGOR, MINNESOTA" and has the identifier MNPCA-S003-306. 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 46.6416600000 degrees latitude and -93.3385200000 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-S003-306" 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 2017 - 2017
Information 2011 - 2012
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2015 - 2015
Microbiological 2011 - 2016
Nutrient 2011 - 2017
Physical 2011 - 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-S003-306
MonitoringLocationName SANDY R AT CR-62, 2.8 MI NW OF McGREGOR, MINNESOTA
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText SANDY RIVER AT TASK BRIDGE ON COUNTY ROAD 62 (230TH AVENUE), T48N/R24W/S14, 2.8 MILES NORTHWEST OF MCGREGOR, MINNESOTA. THIS STATION IS LOCATED WHERE THE SANDY RIVER CROSSES COUNTY ROAD 62. UPSTREAM OF THIS SITE HAS BEEN DITCHED AND DOES NOT FOLLOW A NORMAL CHANNEL. THIS SITE MONITORS INPUT FROM THE CITY OF MCGREGOR, BEFORE THE INPUT ENTERS DAVIS AND STEAMBOAT LAKES. FROM MCGREGOR, TAKE COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY 210 WEST APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE TO COUNTY ROAD 62 AND PROCEED APPROXIMATELY 2.3 MILES TO THE BRIDGE. THE STATION IS WHERE THE SANDY RIVER GOES BENEATH THE ROAD.
HUCEightDigitCode 07010103
LatitudeMeasure 46.6416600000
LongitudeMeasure -93.3385200000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 001
ProviderName STORET