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E FK BEAVER CK AT US-71 7 MI S OF OLIVIA (MNPCA-S000-668) 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 "E FK BEAVER CK AT US-71 7 MI S OF OLIVIA" and has the identifier MNPCA-S000-668. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07020004.

This site is located in Renville County County, Minnesota at 44.6636110000 degrees latitude and -94.9947220000 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-S000-668" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1980 - 1980
Nutrient 1980 - 1980
Physical 1980 - 1980
*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-S000-668
MonitoringLocationName E FK BEAVER CK AT US-71 7 MI S OF OLIVIA
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText EAST FORK BEAVER CREEK AT US HIGHWAY 71. SITE BVE-1.5 IS AT THE SOUTHERN CROSSING BETWEEN SECTIONS 24 (T114N/R35W) AND 19 (T114N/R34W). THE SITE IS 7 MILES SOUTH OF OLIVIA, MINNESOTA; MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN. T114N/R34W/S19. RENVILLE COUNTY. WATER QUALITY SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY FOR ADVANCED TREATMENT JUSTIFICATION FOR OLIVIA. THE SITE IS DOWNSTREAM FROM THE OLIVIA WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. MAJOR BASIN NAME: UPPER MISS. BASIN CODE: 070406. MINOR BASIN NAME: MINNESOTA.
HUCEightDigitCode 07020004
LatitudeMeasure 44.6636110000
LongitudeMeasure -94.9947220000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 129
ProviderName STORET