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WILLIAMS CK/CD 1 CSAH-12, 5.5 MI NE OF WILLIAMS, MN (MNPCA_BIO-S000-906) 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 "WILLIAMS CK/CD 1 CSAH-12, 5.5 MI NE OF WILLIAMS, MN" and has the identifier MNPCA_BIO-S000-906. 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 48.8298330000 degrees latitude and -94.8716670000 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-S000-906" 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*
Nutrient 2012 - 2012
Physical 2012 - 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_BIO
OrganizationFormalName Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Biological Monitoring
MonitoringLocationIdentifier MNPCA_BIO-S000-906
MonitoringLocationName WILLIAMS CK/CD 1 CSAH-12, 5.5 MI NE OF WILLIAMS, MN
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText WILLIAMS CREEK (COUNTY DITCH 1) AT COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY 12, 5.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF WILLIAMS, MINNESOTA; LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN. T162N/R33W/S26. LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY. WATER QUALITY SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY FOR AN ADVANCED TREATMENT SURVEY AT WILLIAMS. THE SITE IS DOWNSTREAM FROM THE WILLIAMS WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. MAJOR BASIN NAME: HUDSON BAY. BASIN CODE: 230206. MINOR BASIN NAME: LAKE OF THE WOODS.
HUCEightDigitCode 09030009
LatitudeMeasure 48.8298330000
LongitudeMeasure -94.8716670000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 077
ProviderName STORET