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Pembina River - Headwaters Site 8 (21NDHDWQ-385108) 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 North Dakota Dept. of Health (identifier 21NDHDWQ), has the name "Pembina River - Headwaters Site 8" and has the identifier 21NDHDWQ-385108. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)09020315.

This site is located at 49.2633333 degrees latitude and -99.4648333 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 0 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 "21NDHDWQ-385108" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2001 - 2003
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2001 - 2003
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2001 - 2003
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2002 - 2002
Microbiological 2001 - 2003
Nutrient 2001 - 2003
Physical 2001 - 2003
*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 21NDHDWQ
OrganizationFormalName North Dakota Dept. of Health
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21NDHDWQ-385108
MonitoringLocationName Pembina River - Headwaters Site 8
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Below Pelican Lake on #352.
HUCEightDigitCode 09020315
LatitudeMeasure 49.2633333
LongitudeMeasure -99.4648333
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 0
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName Unknown
CountryCode CN
StateCode 03
CountyCode 000
ProviderName STORET