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RAINY R INTERNATIONAL BR AT INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN (MNPCA-S000-007) 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 Pollution Control Agency - Ambient Surface Water (identifier MNPCA), has the name "RAINY R INTERNATIONAL BR AT INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN" and has the identifier MNPCA-S000-007. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)09030008.

This site is located in Koochiching County County, Minnesota at 48.6033300000 degrees latitude and -93.3995300000 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 "MNPCA-S000-007" 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*
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria 1980 - 2010
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1980 - 2010
Information 1980 - 1980
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1969 - 1991
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1953 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1968 - 2010
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1969 - 1991
Microbiological 1953 - 2008
Not Assigned 1962 - 1994
Nutrient 1958 - 2010
Organics, Other 1969 - 2010
Organics, PCBs 1976 - 1979
Organics, Pesticide 1968 - 1979
Physical 1953 - 2010
Radiochemical 1958 - 1979
*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 MNPCA
OrganizationFormalName Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Ambient Surface Water
MonitoringLocationIdentifier MNPCA-S000-007
MonitoringLocationName RAINY R INTERNATIONAL BR AT INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText RAINY RIVER AT THE INTERNATIONAL TOLL BRIDGE AT INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MINNESOTA; RAINY RIVER BASIN. T71N/R24W/S27. KOOCHICHING COUNTY. SAMPLED MONTHLY BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY FOR ROUTINE WATER QUALITY MONITORING. PERIOD SAMPLED: 1953-54, 1958-1965, 1967-PRESENT. DESIGNATED AS A NATIONAL FIXED STATION OCTOBER 1, 1977. LAND USE CLASSIFICATION: MUNICIPAL/INDUSTRIAL. WATER USE CLASSIFICATION: RECREATIONAL. MAJOR DISCHARGER: NONE. MAJOR BASIN NAME: HUDSON BAY. BASIN CODE: 230203. MINOR BASIN NAME: RAINY RIVER. COORDINATES UPDATED: 1-27-2010. OLD COORDINATES: 48.6071944 / -93.4019444
HUCEightDigitCode 09030008
LatitudeMeasure 48.6033300000
LongitudeMeasure -93.3995300000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 071
ProviderName STORET