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FORESTVILLE CK, FORESTVILLE ST PK (MNPCA_BIO-S001-322) 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 "FORESTVILLE CK, FORESTVILLE ST PK" and has the identifier MNPCA_BIO-S001-322. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07040008.

This site is located in Fillmore County County, Minnesota at 43.6385560000 degrees latitude and -92.2213330000 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-S001-322" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Physical 2021 - 2023
*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-S001-322
MonitoringLocationName FORESTVILLE CK, FORESTVILLE ST PK
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText FORESTVILLE CREEK WHERE THE STATE PARK WALKING PATH CROSSES CREEK, NORTH OF COUNTY ROAD 12 AND UPSTREAM OF CONFLUENCE WITH SOUTH BRANCH ROOT RIVER. FOUR MILES NORTH OF GREENLEAFTON, MINNESOTA. LOWER PORTION UPPER MISS BASIN. T102N/R12W/S13. FILLMORE COUNTY. CITIZEN STREAM MONITORING PROGRAM SAMPLING SITE. MEASUREMENTS TAKEN 1998 -. MAJOR BASIN NAME: UPPER MISS. BASIN CODE: MINOR BASIN NAME: LOWER PORTION UPPER MISS.
HUCEightDigitCode 07040008
LatitudeMeasure 43.6385560000
LongitudeMeasure -92.2213330000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 045
ProviderName STORET