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GRAND PORTAGE CREEK ON NORTH FORK (11NPSWRD_WQX-GRPO_CSU_GPC1) 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 National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "GRAND PORTAGE CREEK ON NORTH FORK" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GRPO_CSU_GPC1. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04010101.

This site is located in Cook County County, Minnesota at 47.9808889000 degrees latitude and -89.6994167000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 880 ft No vertical location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "11NPSWRD_WQX-GRPO_CSU_GPC1" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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

Upstream and downstream locations

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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*
Nutrient 1995 - 1995
Physical 1994 - 1995
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GRPO_CSU_GPC1
MonitoringLocationName GRAND PORTAGE CREEK ON NORTH FORK
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THIS SITE IS LOCATED ON THE GRAND PORTAGE MINNESOTA COOK CO. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS ON GRAND PORTAGE CREEK JUST UPSTREAM OF NORTH FORK BRANCH. WATER QUALITY MONITORING WAS CONDUCTED IN 1994 AND 1995 AS PART OF THE STUDY (REPORT ON THE ECOLOGICAL MONITORING OF TWO STREAMS IN GRAND PORTAGE NATIONAL MONUMENT) BY TERRENCE BOYLE AND ANN RICHMOND; COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS REPORT WAS TO ESTABLISH CRITICAL PHYSICAL; CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF TWO STREAM SYSTEMS WITHIN GRAND PORTAGE NATIONAL MONUMENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THIS REPORT CONTACT RICK YATES; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST; GRAND PORTAGE NATIONAL MONUMENT; P.O. BOX 668; GRAND MARAIS; MN 556040668 (TEL. 218 3872788). DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY ERIC JANNEY OF THE NPS WATER RESOURCE DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS; CO 80525 (TEL. 970 2253516).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 04010101
LatitudeMeasure 47.9808889000
LongitudeMeasure -89.6994167000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 880
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 031
ProviderName STORET