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CENTER CK BETWEEN S34/35, 1 MILE NE OF FAIRMONT (MNPCA-S000-291) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This river/stream site, maintained by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Ambient Surface Water (identifier MNPCA), has the name "CENTER CK BETWEEN S34/35, 1 MILE NE OF FAIRMONT" and has the identifier MNPCA-S000-291. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07020009.

This site is located in Martin County County, Minnesota at 43.6791670000 degrees latitude and -94.4080560000 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-S000-291" 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.

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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 1988 - 2009
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1977 - 2009
Information 2009 - 2009
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1974 - 1997
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1974 - 2009
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1974 - 2009
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1974 - 1997
Microbiological 1974 - 2008
Not Assigned 1974 - 1988
Nutrient 1974 - 2009
Organics, Other 1974 - 2009
Organics, Pesticide 1988 - 1988
Physical 1974 - 2009
Radiochemical 1974 - 1974
*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-S000-291
MonitoringLocationName CENTER CK BETWEEN S34/35, 1 MILE NE OF FAIRMONT
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText CENTER CREEK AT BRIDGE ON UNMARKED GRAVEL ROAD BETWEEN SECTIONS 34 AND 35 (T103N/R30W). THE SITE IS ONE MILE NORTHEAST OF FAIRMONT, MINNESOTA; MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN. T103N/R30W/S35. MARTIN COUNTY. WATER QUALITY SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY FOR AN ADVANCED TREATMENT SURVEY AT FAIRMONT. THE SITE IS DOWNSTREAM FROM THE FAIRMONT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. SAMPLED MONTHLY BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY FOR ROUTINE WATER QUALITY MONITORING. PERIOD SAMPLED: 1974-77, 1981-82, 1984-85, 100187-093088, 100190-093091. MAJOR BASIN NAME: UPPER MISS. BASIN CODE: 070406. MINOR BASIN NAME: MINNESOTA.
HUCEightDigitCode 07020009
LatitudeMeasure 43.6791670000
LongitudeMeasure -94.4080560000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 091
ProviderName STORET