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CANBY CK AT RD BTN S24/25 2 MI NE OF CANBY (MNPCA-S000-859) 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 "CANBY CK AT RD BTN S24/25 2 MI NE OF CANBY" and has the identifier MNPCA-S000-859. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07020003.

This site is located in Yellow Medicine County County, Minnesota at 44.7475000000 degrees latitude and -96.2286390000 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-S000-859" 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 1985 - 1985
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1985 - 1985
Nutrient 1981 - 1985
Physical 1981 - 1985
*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-S000-859
MonitoringLocationName CANBY CK AT RD BTN S24/25 2 MI NE OF CANBY
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText CANBY CREEK AT ROAD BETWEEN SECTIONS 24 AND 25 (T115N/R45W). THE SITE IS 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF CANBY, MINNESOTA; MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN. T115N/R45W/S25. YELLOW MEDICINE COUNTY. WATER QUALITY SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY FOR AN ADVANCED TREATMENT SURVEY AT CANBY. THE SITE IS BELOW THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. MAJOR BASIN NAME: UPPER MISS. BASIN CODE: 070407. MINOR BASIN NAME: MINNESOTA R.
HUCEightDigitCode 07020003
LatitudeMeasure 44.7475000000
LongitudeMeasure -96.2286390000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 173
ProviderName STORET