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MINNESOTA R AT MN-4, 6.5 MI S OF FAIRFAX, MN (MNDNR_AGW-S000-779) 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 Minnesota Dept of Natural Resources - Ambient Groundwater (identifier MNDNR_AGW), has the name "MINNESOTA R AT MN-4, 6.5 MI S OF FAIRFAX, MN" and has the identifier MNDNR_AGW-S000-779. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07020007.

This site is located in Nicollet County County, Minnesota at 44.4338820000 degrees latitude and -94.7172230000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. 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 "MNDNR_AGW-S000-779" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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 2012 - 2012
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2012 - 2012
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2012 - 2012
Nutrient 2012 - 2012
Physical 2012 - 2012
Radiochemical 2012 - 2012
Stable Isotopes 2012 - 2012
*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 MNDNR_AGW
OrganizationFormalName Minnesota Dept of Natural Resources - Ambient Groundwater
MonitoringLocationIdentifier MNDNR_AGW-S000-779
MonitoringLocationName MINNESOTA R AT MN-4, 6.5 MI S OF FAIRFAX, MN
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText MINNESOTA RIVER, BRIDGE ON SH-4, TWO MILES SOUTH OF FORT RIDGELY PARK, MINNESOTA; MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN. BROWN COUNTY. SAMPLED AS PART OF A NONPOINT SOURCE SURVEY OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER (SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA TO ORTONVILLE, MINNESOTA) BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY. PERIOD SAMPLED: 1980 - 1981 AS PART OF THE MINNESOTA R ASSESSMENT PROJECT, 1988-1992, THIS SITE WAS SAMPLED FOR WATER CHEMISTRY, SEDIMENT, AND BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITY ASSESSMENTS. MAJOR BASIN NAME: UPPER MISS. BASIN CODE: 070406. MINOR BASIN NAME: MINNESOTA RIVER.
HUCEightDigitCode 07020007
LatitudeMeasure 44.4338820000
LongitudeMeasure -94.7172230000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 103
ProviderName STORET