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New WQX 3.0 profiles are available at waterqualitydata.us/beta/. These profiles will contain recent USGS data added since March 11, 2024, which marks the beginning of limited accessibility for USGS data. Read more about the 3.0 profiles and associated changes here. This user interface only serves WQX2.2 profiles, which do NOT contain USGS data added after March 11, 2024.

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Rainy Lake at Black Bay Narrows - Site 1 (11NPSWRD_WQX-VOYA_3P_SITE1) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This lake site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "Rainy Lake at Black Bay Narrows - Site 1" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-VOYA_3P_SITE1. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)09030003.

This site is located in Koochiching County County, Minnesota at 48.5901401400 degrees latitude and -93.1561415700 degrees longitude using the datum WGS84. 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-VOYA_3P_SITE1" 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

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application
Characteristic Group Date Range*
Information 2017 - 2017
Not Assigned 2017 - 2017
Organics, Other 2017 - 2017
Organics, Pesticide 2017 - 2017
PFAS,Perfluorinated Alkyl Substance 2017 - 2017
*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-VOYA_3P_SITE1
MonitoringLocationName Rainy Lake at Black Bay Narrows - Site 1
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText This station is at Rainy Lake at Black Bay Narrows - Site 1. This station has an additional ID from USGS-NWIS of 483511093092801 with a station name of Rainy Lake at Black Bay Narrows nr Int Falls MN.
HUCEightDigitCode 09030003
LatitudeMeasure 48.5901401400
LongitudeMeasure -93.1561415700
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 071
ProviderName STORET