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MISSISSIPPI RIVER BELOW L&D 2 AT HASTINGS, MN (USGS-05331580) 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 "MISSISSIPPI RIVER BELOW L&D 2 AT HASTINGS, MN" and has the identifier USGS-05331580. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07010206. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 37100 sq mi.

This site is located in Dakota County County, Minnesota at 44.74583330000000 degrees latitude and -92.8477778000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from Digital MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 667.88 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-05331580" 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 2017 - 2019
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria 2002 - 2019
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2013 - 2016
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 2003 - 2004
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2002 - 2019
Biological, Fish 2013 - 2016
Cyanotoxins, Phytotoxins 2017 - 2019
Information 1995 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1972 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1936 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1970 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1970 - 2023
Microbiological 1936 - 2019
Nutrient 1967 - 2023
Organics, Other 1972 - 2024
Organics, Pesticide 1995 - 2024
Physical 1936 - 2024
Radiochemical 1996 - 1996
Sediment 1995 - 2020
Stable Isotopes 1997 - 1997
*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-05331580
MonitoringLocationName MISSISSIPPI RIVER BELOW L&D 2 AT HASTINGS, MN
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 07010206
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 37100
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 44.74583330000000
LongitudeMeasure -92.8477778000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 667.88
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 0.1
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Differentially corrected Global Positioning System.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 037
ProviderName NWIS