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PIGEON RIVER AT FORT CHARLOTTE (11NPSWRD_WQX-GRPO_NPS_PR) 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 "PIGEON RIVER AT FORT CHARLOTTE" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GRPO_NPS_PR. 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 48.0041667000 degrees latitude and -89.8286667000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. 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 "11NPSWRD_WQX-GRPO_NPS_PR" 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*
Microbiological 1981 - 1991
*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 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GRPO_NPS_PR
MonitoringLocationName PIGEON RIVER AT FORT CHARLOTTE
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THIS STATION IS LOCATED ON THE CASCADES MINNESOTAONTARIO 7.5 MINUTE (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF GRAND PORTAGE NATIONAL MONUMENT AND IS LOCATED ON THE PIGEON RIVER AT FORT CHARLOTTE. THE ASSOCIATED COLIFORM MONITORING WAS CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FROM 1981 UNTIL 1991 IN AN EFFORT TO ESTABLISH BASELINE WATER QUALITY DATA FOR THE PARK. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST; GRAND PORTAGE NATIONAL MONUMENT; P.O. BOX 668; GRAND MARAIS; MINNESOTA 556040668. (TEL. 218 3872788). DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY ERIC JANNEY OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE 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 48.0041667000
LongitudeMeasure -89.8286667000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 031
ProviderName STORET