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COTTONWOOD CK AT ROAD IN S4 5.5 MI NE OF MILAN (MNPCA-S000-495) 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 "COTTONWOOD CK AT ROAD IN S4 5.5 MI NE OF MILAN" and has the identifier MNPCA-S000-495. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07020005.

This site is located in Chippewa County County, Minnesota at 45.1426390000 degrees latitude and -95.8022220000 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-S000-495" 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*
Information 2011 - 2017
Microbiological 1978 - 1978
Nutrient 1978 - 1978
Physical 1978 - 2017
Physical, Habitat 2006 - 2010
*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-S000-495
MonitoringLocationName COTTONWOOD CK AT ROAD IN S4 5.5 MI NE OF MILAN
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText COTTONWOOD CREEK AT GRAVEL ROAD IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 4 (T119N/R41W), 5.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF MILAN, MINNESOTA; MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN. T119N/R41W/S4. CHIPPEWA COUNTY. WATER QUALITY SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY FOR A WASTE LOAD ALLOCATION ON THE CHIPPEWA RIVER BETWEEN BENSON AND WATSON. THIS SITE IS ON A TRIBUTARY TO THE CHIPPEWA RIVER. MAJOR BASIN NAME: UPPER MISS. BASIN CODE: 070402. MINOR BASIN NAME: MINNESOTA.
HUCEightDigitCode 07020005
LatitudeMeasure 45.1426390000
LongitudeMeasure -95.8022220000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 023
ProviderName STORET