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LE SUEUR RIVER NEAR RAPIDAN, MN (USGS-05320500) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS Minnesota Water Science Center (identifier USGS-MN), has the name "LE SUEUR RIVER NEAR RAPIDAN, MN" and has the identifier USGS-05320500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07020011. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 1110 sq mi.

This site is located in Blue Earth County County, Minnesota at 44.10968777000000 degrees latitude and -94.0419002000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 775.88 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Differentially corrected Global Positioning System." is 0.1 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NAVD88.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-05320500" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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*
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria 2013 - 2013
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1989 - 2013
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 1989 - 1991
Information 1990 - 2015
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1967 - 2019
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1967 - 2013
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1967 - 2019
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1967 - 1991
Microbiological 1989 - 1990
Nutrient 1967 - 2013
Organics, Other 1989 - 2013
Organics, PCBs 1990 - 1990
Organics, Pesticide 1990 - 2013
Physical 1967 - 2019
Sediment 1989 - 2015
Stable Isotopes 2013 - 2013
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-MN
OrganizationFormalName USGS Minnesota Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-05320500
MonitoringLocationName LE SUEUR RIVER NEAR RAPIDAN, MN
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 07020011
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 1110
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 44.10968777000000
LongitudeMeasure -94.0419002000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 775.88
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 0.1
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Differentially corrected Global Positioning System.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 013
ProviderName NWIS