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BIG FORK RIVER BRIDGE ON MN-11, 4 MI E OF LOMAN, MN (MNPCA_BIO-S000-173) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: STORET (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This river/stream site, maintained by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Biological Monitoring (identifier MNPCA_BIO), has the name "BIG FORK RIVER BRIDGE ON MN-11, 4 MI E OF LOMAN, MN" and has the identifier MNPCA_BIO-S000-173. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)09030006.

This site is located in Koochiching County County, Minnesota at 48.5126100000 degrees latitude and -93.7120000000 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_BIO-S000-173" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Upstream and downstream locations

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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*
Nutrient 2021 - 2022
Physical 2021 - 2022
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier MNPCA_BIO
OrganizationFormalName Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Biological Monitoring
MonitoringLocationIdentifier MNPCA_BIO-S000-173
MonitoringLocationName BIG FORK RIVER BRIDGE ON MN-11, 4 MI E OF LOMAN, MN
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText BIG FORK RIVER AT BRIDGE ON MINNESOTA STATE HIGHWAY 11, 4 MILES EAST OF LOMAN, MINNESOTA; RAINY RIVER BASIN. T70N/R26W/S32. KOOCHICHING COUNTY. SAMPLED MONTHLY BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY FOR ROUTINE WATER QUALITY MONITORING. PERIOD SAMPLED: 1971-76, 1982-83, 100185-093086, 100188-093089, 100191-093092. MAJOR BASIN NAME: HUDSON BAY. BASIN CODE: 230206. MINOR BASIN NAME: RAINY RIVER. THE MPCA DATA MANAGEMENT GROUP DETERMINED DURING THE MAY, 2004, LEGACY STORET MIGRATION THAT LEGACY AGENCY 21MINNS, STATION BFRB001 IS CO-LOCATED WITH THIS STATION. ITS ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH FOLLOWS: BIG FORK RIVER AT MINNESOTA STATE HIGHWAY 11 BRIDGE, 4 MILES EAST OF LOMAN, MINNESOTA. LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN. T70N/R26W/S32. KOOCHICHING COUNTY RIVER WATCH, BIG FORK RIVER BOARD. COORDINATES UPDATED: 1-27-2010. OLD COORDINATES: 48.5126389 / -93.7104722
HUCEightDigitCode 09030006
LatitudeMeasure 48.5126100000
LongitudeMeasure -93.7120000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 071
ProviderName STORET