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St. Croix River Just Upstream from the St. Croix Falls Dam (11NPSWRD_WQX-SACN_STCR_53.9) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: STORET (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This riverine impoundment site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "St. Croix River Just Upstream from the St. Croix Falls Dam" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-SACN_STCR_53.9. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07030005.

This site is located in Polk County County, Wisconsin at 45.4175300000 degrees latitude and -92.6491600000 degrees longitude using the datum WGS84. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 750 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_STCR_53.9" 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_STCR_53.9
MonitoringLocationName St. Croix River Just Upstream from the St. Croix Falls Dam
MonitoringLocationTypeName Riverine Impoundment
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText This station is located mid-channel on the St. Croix River just upstream from the dam at St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin. The site is adjacent to the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway headquarters and visitors center. The nearest active USGS flow monitoring station is located in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin (USGS 05340500), which just downstream from the water quality monitoring station at the outfall from the dam. The dam is owned by Northern States Power Company.
HUCEightDigitCode 07030005
LatitudeMeasure 45.4175300000
LongitudeMeasure -92.6491600000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 750
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName SEALV
CountryCode US
StateCode 55
CountyCode 095
ProviderName STORET