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DEMPSEY CK UPSTRM OF NEWTON RD, 6.25 MI SE HIBBING, MN (MNPCA-S000-597) 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 "DEMPSEY CK UPSTRM OF NEWTON RD, 6.25 MI SE HIBBING, MN" and has the identifier MNPCA-S000-597. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04010201.

This site is located in St. Louis County County, Minnesota at 47.3516040000 degrees latitude and -92.8310040000 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-S000-597" 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.

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 1979 - 1979
Information 2009 - 2013
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1979 - 2009
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1979 - 2020
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1979 - 1979
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1979 - 1979
Microbiological 1979 - 2020
Nutrient 1979 - 2020
Physical 1979 - 2020
*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-S000-597
MonitoringLocationName DEMPSEY CK UPSTRM OF NEWTON RD, 6.25 MI SE HIBBING, MN
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText DEMPSEY CREEK AT ROAD BETWEEN SECTIONS 11 AND 12 (T56N/R20W). THE SITE IS 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HIBBING, MINNESOTA; LAKE SUPERIOR BASIN. T56N/R20W/S12. ST LOUIS COUNTY. WATER QUALITY SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY FOR A LOAD ALLOCATION STUDY ON EAST SWAN CREEK AT HIBBING. THE SITE IS ON A TRIBUTARY TO THE EAST SWAN RIVER. MAJOR BASIN NAME: GREAT LAKES. BASIN CODE: 222306. MINOR BASIN NAME: SUPERIOR.
HUCEightDigitCode 04010201
LatitudeMeasure 47.3516040000
LongitudeMeasure -92.8310040000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 137
ProviderName STORET