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COBB R AT 250TH STREET, 6.8 MI E OF MN LK, MN (MNPCA_BIO-S002-472) 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 "COBB R AT 250TH STREET, 6.8 MI E OF MN LK, MN" and has the identifier MNPCA_BIO-S002-472. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07020011.

This site is located in Faribault County County, Minnesota at 43.8478490000 degrees latitude and -93.6934560000 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-S002-472" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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 2018 - 2018
Physical 2018 - 2018
*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-S002-472
MonitoringLocationName COBB R AT 250TH STREET, 6.8 MI E OF MN LK, MN
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText COBB RIVER AT 250TH STREET, 6.8 MILES EAST OF MINNESOTA LAKE, MINNESOTA, ON FARIBAULT/WASECA COUNTY LINE.
HUCEightDigitCode 07020011
LatitudeMeasure 43.8478490000
LongitudeMeasure -93.6934560000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 043
ProviderName STORET