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W BR BLUE EARTH R AT IA BORDER 3 MI W OF ELMORE (MNPCA_BIO-S000-584) 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 "W BR BLUE EARTH R AT IA BORDER 3 MI W OF ELMORE" and has the identifier MNPCA_BIO-S000-584. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07020009.

This site is located in Faribault County County, Minnesota at 43.5002780000 degrees latitude and -94.1510830000 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-S000-584" 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*
Physical 2017 - 2017
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier MNPCA_BIO
OrganizationFormalName Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Biological Monitoring
MonitoringLocationIdentifier MNPCA_BIO-S000-584
MonitoringLocationName W BR BLUE EARTH R AT IA BORDER 3 MI W OF ELMORE
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText WEST BRANCH BLUE EARTH RIVER AT GRAVEL ROAD ON THE SOUTH EDGE OF SECTION 35 (T101N/R28W) ON THE IOWA BORDER. THE SITE IS 0.5 MILE SOUTH AND THREE MILES WEST OF ELMORE, MINNESOTA; MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN. T100N/R28W/S2. FARIBAULT COUNTY. WATER QUALITY SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY FOR A SURVEY ON THE BLUE EARTH RIVER NEAR BLUE EARTH AND WINNEBAGO. THE SITE IS UPSTREAM FROM THE BLUE EARTH WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. MAJOR BASIN NAME: UPPER MISS. BASIN CODE: 070407. MINOR BASIN NAME: MINNESOTA.
HUCEightDigitCode 07020009
LatitudeMeasure 43.5002780000
LongitudeMeasure -94.1510830000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 043
ProviderName STORET