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ROOT R, SF AT CSAH-23 IN AMHERST (MNPCA-S004-851) 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 "ROOT R, SF AT CSAH-23 IN AMHERST" and has the identifier MNPCA-S004-851. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07040008.

This site is located in Fillmore County County, Minnesota at 43.6086170000 degrees latitude and -91.8946160000 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-S004-851" 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*
Information 2008 - 2012
Nutrient 2008 - 2012
Physical 2008 - 2012
*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-S004-851
MonitoringLocationName ROOT R, SF AT CSAH-23 IN AMHERST
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText ROOT RIVER, SOUTH FORK AT COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY 23 IN AMHERST, MINNESOTA. T102N/R9W/S27.
HUCEightDigitCode 07040008
LatitudeMeasure 43.6086170000
LongitudeMeasure -91.8946160000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 045
ProviderName STORET