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Snake River Approx. 1/2 Mile Upstream of the St. Croix River (11NPSWRD_WQX-SACN_SNKE_0.5) 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 "Snake River Approx. 1/2 Mile Upstream of the St. Croix River" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-SACN_SNKE_0.5. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07030004.

This site is located in Pine County County, Minnesota at 45.8233952500 degrees latitude and -92.7783287400 degrees longitude using the datum WGS84. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 810 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-SACN_SNKE_0.5" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application
Characteristic Group Date Range*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2007 - 2011
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 2008 - 2009
Information 2007 - 2011
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2007 - 2011
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2007 - 2011
Not Assigned 2007 - 2011
Nutrient 2007 - 2011
Organics, Other 2007 - 2011
Physical 2007 - 2011
*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-SACN_SNKE_0.5
MonitoringLocationName Snake River Approx. 1/2 Mile Upstream of the St. Croix River
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText This station is located mid-channel on the Snake River, about 1/2 of a mile upstream from where the Snake empties into the St. Croix River. The nearest active USGS flow monitoring station is located near Pine City, Minnesota (USGS 05338500), which is 8 to 9 miles upstream of the water quality monitoring station.
HUCEightDigitCode 07030004
LatitudeMeasure 45.8233952500
LongitudeMeasure -92.7783287400
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 810
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 115
ProviderName STORET