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E TWO RIVER AT MN-169 IN T62N/R15W/S31 AT TOWER (MNPCA-S000-191) 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 "E TWO RIVER AT MN-169 IN T62N/R15W/S31 AT TOWER" and has the identifier MNPCA-S000-191. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)09030002.

This site is located in St. Louis County County, Minnesota at 47.8036670000 degrees latitude and -92.2825000000 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-S000-191" 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 1971 - 1971
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1971 - 1979
Microbiological 1971 - 1971
Not Assigned 1971 - 1971
Nutrient 1971 - 1979
Physical 1971 - 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-S000-191
MonitoringLocationName E TWO RIVER AT MN-169 IN T62N/R15W/S31 AT TOWER
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText EAST TWO RIVER TRIBUTARY TO PIKE BAY OF VERMILION LAKE AT MINNESOTA STATE HIGHWAY 169 AT TOWER, MINNESOTA; RAINY RIVER BASIN. T62N/R15W/S31. ST LOUIS COUNTY. WATER QUALITY SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY FOR AN ADVANCED TREATMENT SURVEY AT TOWER/BREITUNG. THE SITE IS UPSTREAM FROM THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. MAJOR BASIN NAME: HUDSON BAY. BASIN CODE: 230202. MINOR BASIN NAME: RAINY RIVER.
HUCEightDigitCode 09030002
LatitudeMeasure 47.8036670000
LongitudeMeasure -92.2825000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 137
ProviderName STORET