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SOUTH FORK WHITEWATER RIVER NEAR ALTURA, MN (USGS-05376500) 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 "SOUTH FORK WHITEWATER RIVER NEAR ALTURA, MN" and has the identifier USGS-05376500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07040003. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 76.8 sq mi.

This site is located in Winona County County, Minnesota at 44.06940780000000 degrees latitude and -91.9804370000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 761.80 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Level or other surveyed method." is .01 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

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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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1961 - 1963
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1961 - 1963
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1961 - 1963
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1961 - 1963
Nutrient 1961 - 1963
Physical 1961 - 1991
Sediment 1961 - 1961
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-MN
OrganizationFormalName USGS Minnesota Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-05376500
MonitoringLocationName SOUTH FORK WHITEWATER RIVER NEAR ALTURA, MN
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 07040003
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 76.8
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 44.06940780000000
LongitudeMeasure -91.9804370000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 761.80
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 169
ProviderName NWIS