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SAUK R AT ROAD (470 FT NORTH OF DIVISION ST) W OF WAITE PARK & ST CLOUD, MN T124/R28W/S18 (MNPCA_BIO-S000-504) 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 "SAUK R AT ROAD (470 FT NORTH OF DIVISION ST) W OF WAITE PARK & ST CLOUD, MN T124/R28W/S18" and has the identifier MNPCA_BIO-S000-504. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07010202.

This site is located in Stearns County County, Minnesota at 45.5550000000 degrees latitude and -94.2469170000 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-S000-504" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Nutrient 2021 - 2021
Physical 2021 - 2021
*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_BIO
OrganizationFormalName Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Biological Monitoring
MonitoringLocationIdentifier MNPCA_BIO-S000-504
MonitoringLocationName SAUK R AT ROAD (470 FT NORTH OF DIVISION ST) W OF WAITE PARK & ST CLOUD, MN T124/R28W/S18
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText SAUK RIVER AT PAVED ROAD IN SECTION 18 (T124N/R28W). THE SITE IS WEST OF WAITE PARK AND ST CLOUD, MINNESOTA; UPPER PORTION UPPER MISS RIVER BASIN. T124N/R28W/S18. STEARNS COUNTY. WATER QUALITY SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY FOR A LOAD ALLOCATION STUDY AT COLD SPRING. THE SITE IS DOWNSTREAM FROM COLD SPRING, THE ARMOUR AND COMPANY PLANT AND ROCKVILLE. SEDIMENT SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY FOR A TOXICS SURVEY IN 1988. MAJOR BASIN NAME: UPPER MISS. BASIN CODE: 070306. MINOR BASIN NAME: UPPER PORTION UPPER MISS.
HUCEightDigitCode 07010202
LatitudeMeasure 45.5550000000
LongitudeMeasure -94.2469170000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 145
ProviderName STORET