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RICE CREEK S.W. OF FOREST LAKE (MNPCA-S000-123) 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 "RICE CREEK S.W. OF FOREST LAKE" and has the identifier MNPCA-S000-123. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07010206.

This site is located in Anoka County County, Minnesota at 45.2530560000 degrees latitude and -93.0430560000 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-S000-123" 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, Phytoplankton 2002 - 2002
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1969 - 1970
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1967 - 1990
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1968 - 1971
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1969 - 1971
Microbiological 1967 - 1971
Not Assigned 1967 - 1971
Nutrient 1967 - 2002
Organics, Other 1969 - 1970
Organics, Pesticide 1968 - 1971
Physical 1967 - 2002
Radiochemical 1970 - 1970
*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-S000-123
MonitoringLocationName RICE CREEK S.W. OF FOREST LAKE
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText RICE CREEK, BRIDGE ON OLD SH-8 SOUTHWEST OF FOREST LAKE, MINNESOTA; UPPER PORTION UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN. ANOKA COUNTY. T32N/R22W/S23. SAMPLED MONTHLY BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY FOR ROUTINE WATER QUALITY MONITORING. PERIOD SAMPLED: 1967-71. MAJOR BASIN NAME: UPPER MISS. BASIN CODE: 070304. MINOR BASIN NAME: UPPER PORTION UPPER MISS. THE MPCA DATA MANAGEMENT GROUP DETERMINED DURING THE MAY, 2004, LEGACY STORET MIGRATION THAT LEGACY AGENCY 21MINNS, STATION HK108 IS CO-LOCATED WITH THIS STATION. ITS ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH FOLLOWS: RICE CREEK ON THE NORTH (UPSTREAM) SIDE OF THE CULVERT CROSSING COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY 23, APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE WEST OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 35, IN COLUMBUS TOWNSHIP, MINNESOTA; SAMPLED BY E.A. HICKOK & ASSOCIATES UNDER CONTRACT WITH THE RICE CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT FOR THE RICE CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT BACKGROUND WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAM.
HUCEightDigitCode 07010206
LatitudeMeasure 45.2530560000
LongitudeMeasure -93.0430560000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 003
ProviderName STORET