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S FK CROOKED CK ABOVE DRY BED SE OF CALEDONIA (MNPCA-S000-612) 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 "S FK CROOKED CK ABOVE DRY BED SE OF CALEDONIA" and has the identifier MNPCA-S000-612. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07060001.

This site is located in Houston County County, Minnesota at 43.6138890000 degrees latitude and -91.4657220000 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-S000-612" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1979 - 1979
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1979 - 1979
Microbiological 1979 - 1979
Nutrient 1979 - 1979
Physical 1979 - 1979
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier MNPCA
OrganizationFormalName Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Ambient Surface Water
MonitoringLocationIdentifier MNPCA-S000-612
MonitoringLocationName S FK CROOKED CK ABOVE DRY BED SE OF CALEDONIA
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText SOUTH FORK CROOKED CREEK ABOUT 100 FEET UPSTREAM FROM WHERE THE STREAM DISAPPEARED UNDERGROUND. THE SITE IS IN THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 29 (T102N/R5W) AND IS TWO MILES SOUTHEAST OF CALEDONIA, MINNESOTA; LOWER PORTION UPPER MISS R BASIN T102N/R5W/S29. HOUSTON COUNTY. WATER QUALITY SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY FOR AN ADVANCED TREATMENT SURVEY AT CALEDONIA. THE SITE IS DOWNSTREAM FROM THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. NOTE: CROOKED CREEK CAN DISAPPEAR UNDERGROUND AT DIFFERENT PLACES IN THE STREAM BED. MAJOR BASIN NAME: UPPER MISS. BASIN CODE: 070606. MINOR BASIN NAME: LOWER PORTION UPPER MISS.
HUCEightDigitCode 07060001
LatitudeMeasure 43.6138890000
LongitudeMeasure -91.4657220000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 055
ProviderName STORET