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WILLIAMS CK-N HLF OF S7 BY PRIV DR N OF WILLIAMS (MNPCA-S000-908) 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 "WILLIAMS CK-N HLF OF S7 BY PRIV DR N OF WILLIAMS" and has the identifier MNPCA-S000-908. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)09030009.

This site is located in Lake Of The Woods County County, Minnesota at 48.7825000000 degrees latitude and -94.9479170000 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-S000-908" 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 1982 - 1982
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1982 - 1982
Microbiological 1982 - 1982
Nutrient 1982 - 1982
Physical 1982 - 1982
*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-S000-908
MonitoringLocationName WILLIAMS CK-N HLF OF S7 BY PRIV DR N OF WILLIAMS
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText WILLIAMS CREEK IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 7 (T161N/R33W). THE SITE IS NEAR A PRIVATE DRIVE 0.75 MILE NORTH OF WILLIAMS, MINNESOTA; LAKE OF THE WOODS BASIN. T161N/R33W/S7. LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY. WATER QUALITY SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY FOR AN ADVANCED TREATMENT SURVEY AT WILLIAMS. THE SITE IS DOWNSTREAM FROM THE WILLIAMS WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. MAJOR BASIN NAME: HUDSON BAY. BASIN CODE: 230206. MINOR BASIN NAME: LAKE OF THE WOODS.
HUCEightDigitCode 09030009
LatitudeMeasure 48.7825000000
LongitudeMeasure -94.9479170000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 077
ProviderName STORET