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BOSTIC CK AT 42ND AVE NW (CR-70) BRG 8 MI NE OF WILLIAMS, MN (MNPCA-S005-708) 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 "BOSTIC CK AT 42ND AVE NW (CR-70) BRG 8 MI NE OF WILLIAMS, MN" and has the identifier MNPCA-S005-708. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)09030009.

This site is located in Lake Of The Woods County County, Minnesota at 48.8178500000 degrees latitude and -94.7840100000 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-S005-708" 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*
Information 2011 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2011 - 2023
Microbiological 2006 - 2023
Not Assigned 2006 - 2023
Nutrient 2006 - 2023
Physical 2005 - 2023
*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-S005-708
MonitoringLocationName BOSTIC CK AT 42ND AVE NW (CR-70) BRG 8 MI NE OF WILLIAMS, MN
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText BOSTIC CREEK AT 42ND AVENUE NORTHWEST (CR-70) BRIDGE. SITE IS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF WILLIAMS, MINNESOTA. T162N/R32W/S29 SE1/4. SAMPLE TAKEN AT UPSTREAM SIDE OF 42ND AVENUE NORTHWEST BRIDGE OVER THE BOSTICK CREEK, SAMPLE FROM THE RP NEAR THE CENTER OF THE BRIDGE.
HUCEightDigitCode 09030009
LatitudeMeasure 48.8178500000
LongitudeMeasure -94.7840100000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 077
ProviderName STORET