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LESUEUR R AT CSAH-29 BTN S4/33 5 MI SW OF WASECA (MNPCA-S000-659) 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 "LESUEUR R AT CSAH-29 BTN S4/33 5 MI SW OF WASECA" and has the identifier MNPCA-S000-659. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07020011.

This site is located in Waseca County County, Minnesota at 44.0220830000 degrees latitude and -93.5968890000 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-S000-659" 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*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1983 - 1983
Information 2019 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1980 - 1983
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1980 - 1983
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1980 - 1983
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1980 - 1983
Microbiological 1983 - 1983
Nutrient 1980 - 2024
Physical 1980 - 2024
*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-S000-659
MonitoringLocationName LESUEUR R AT CSAH-29 BTN S4/33 5 MI SW OF WASECA
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText LESUEUR RIVER AT THE EAST CROSSING OF COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY 29 BETWEEN SECTION 4 (T106N/R23W) AND SECTION 33 (T107N/R23W). THE SITE IS ABOUT 1.4 MILES DOWNSTREAM FROM THE WASECA WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT DISCHARGE AND IS 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WASECA, MINNESOTA; WASECA COUNTY. MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN. SAMPLED BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY TO MONITOR WATER QUALITY DURING INTENSIVE SURVEYS CONDUCTED FOR A WASTE LOAD ALLOCATION STUDY TO DETERMINE FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS FOR THE WASECA WWTP. MAJOR BASIN NAME: UPPER MISS. BASIN CODE: 070606. MINOR BASIN NAME: MINNESOTA RIVER.
HUCEightDigitCode 07020011
LatitudeMeasure 44.0220830000
LongitudeMeasure -93.5968890000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 161
ProviderName STORET