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SWAMP RIVER 5 MI N OF HOVLAND (MNPCA-S000-878) 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 "SWAMP RIVER 5 MI N OF HOVLAND" and has the identifier MNPCA-S000-878. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)04010101.

This site is located in Cook County County, Minnesota at 47.9186670000 degrees latitude and -89.9558060000 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-S000-878" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1981 - 1981
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1981 - 1981
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1981 - 1981
Nutrient 1981 - 1981
Physical 1981 - 1981
*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-S000-878
MonitoringLocationName SWAMP RIVER 5 MI N OF HOVLAND
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText SWAMP RIVER, ON CSAH 16 4 MILES EAST OF TOM LAKE AND 5 MILES NORTH OF HOVLAND, MINNESOTA; - TRIBUTARY OF PIGEON RIVER. LAKE SUPERIOR BASIN. T63N/R4E/S20. COOK COUNTY. THESE SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY AS PART OF THE ACID RAIN MONITORING PROGRAM. MAJOR BASIN NAME: GREAT LAKES. BASIN CODE: 222302. MINOR BASIN NAME: LAKE SUPERIOR.
HUCEightDigitCode 04010101
LatitudeMeasure 47.9186670000
LongitudeMeasure -89.9558060000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 031
ProviderName STORET