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CARVER CK AT CR-43 (03MN030), 1.6 MI N OF EAST UNION, MN (MNPCA-S003-551) 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 "CARVER CK AT CR-43 (03MN030), 1.6 MI N OF EAST UNION, MN" and has the identifier MNPCA-S003-551. 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 44.7405670000 degrees latitude and -93.6841360000 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-S003-551" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2014 - 2014
Microbiological 2014 - 2015
Nutrient 2004 - 2014
Physical 2004 - 2015
*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-S003-551
MonitoringLocationName CARVER CK AT CR-43 (03MN030), 1.6 MI N OF EAST UNION, MN
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText CARVER CREEK AT COUNTY ROAD 43, T115N/R24W/S27, 1.6 MILES NORTH OF EAST UNION, MINNESOTA. THE SITE WAS MONITORED ONCE IN 2004 TO PROVIDE THE MET COUNCIL WITH DATA FOR MODELS TO ESTABLISH NUMBERS FOR TARGET POLLUTANT LOAD PROJECT AND CARVER COUNTY TMDLs. FROM CHASKA, TRAVEL WEST ON TRUNK HIGHWAY 212 TO COUNTY ROAD 43. TRAVEL SOUTH APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILES TO THE CARVER CREEK CROSSING.
HUCEightDigitCode 07020012
LatitudeMeasure 44.7405670000
LongitudeMeasure -93.6841360000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 019
ProviderName STORET