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Outlet of Ogechie Lake on the Rum River (MLBO_DNR_WQX-ML-OG) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This lake site, maintained by the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe DNR/Environment (identifier MLBO_DNR_WQX), has the name "Outlet of Ogechie Lake on the Rum River" and has the identifier MLBO_DNR_WQX-ML-OG. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07010207.

This site is located in Mille Lacs County County, Minnesota at 46.1297666700 degrees latitude and -93.7811111100 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 "MLBO_DNR_WQX-ML-OG" 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, Cyanobacteria 2023 - 2024
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2023 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2023 - 2024
Nutrient 2023 - 2024
*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 MLBO_DNR_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe DNR/Environment
MonitoringLocationIdentifier MLBO_DNR_WQX-ML-OG
MonitoringLocationName Outlet of Ogechie Lake on the Rum River
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Outlet of Ogechie Lake on the Rum River, on the upstream side of Buckmore Dam.
HUCEightDigitCode 07010207
LatitudeMeasure 46.1297666700
LongitudeMeasure -93.7811111100
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 095
ProviderName STORET