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BEAR ISLAND RIVER BRIDGE ON MN-1 5.5 MI S OF ELY, MN (MNPCA-S000-912) 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 "BEAR ISLAND RIVER BRIDGE ON MN-1 5.5 MI S OF ELY, MN" and has the identifier MNPCA-S000-912. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)09030001.

This site is located in St. Louis County County, Minnesota at 47.8319170000 degrees latitude and -91.8370280000 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-S000-912" 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

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 2006 - 2008
Information 2011 - 2013
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1976 - 2015
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1976 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1976 - 1985
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1976 - 1976
Microbiological 1985 - 2015
Not Assigned 1976 - 1976
Nutrient 1976 - 2015
Organics, Other 1976 - 1976
Physical 1976 - 2024
Radiochemical 1976 - 1976
*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-S000-912
MonitoringLocationName BEAR ISLAND RIVER BRIDGE ON MN-1 5.5 MI S OF ELY, MN
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText BEAR ISLAND RIVER, SAMPLE COLLECTED 2.4 MILES FROM THE MOUTH OF ONE PINE LAKE AT THE BRIDGE ON MINNESOTA STATE HIGHWAY 1, 5.5 MILES SOUTH OF ELY, MINNESOTA; RAINY RIVER BASIN. T62N/R12W/S23. ST. LOUIS COUNTY. THESE SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY AS PART OF THE ACID RAIN MONITORING PROGRAM. SAMPLED MONTHLY BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY FOR ROUTINE WATER QUALITY MONITORING. PERIOD SAMPLED: 1984-85. MAJOR BASIN NAME: HUDSON BAY. BASIN CODE: 230206. MINOR BASIN NAME: RAINY RIVER. THE MPCA DATA MANAGEMENT GROUP DETERMINED DURING THE MAY, 2004, LEGACY STORET MIGRATION THAT LEGACY AGENCY 21MINNS, STATION CN109 IS CO-LOCATED WITH THIS STATION. ITS ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH FOLLOWS: BEAR ISLAND RIVER, ON MINNESOTA STATE HIGHWAY 1, 5 MILES SOUTH OF ELY, MINNESOTA; RAINY RIVER BASIN. ST LOUIS COUNTY. SAMPLED FOR THE MINNESOTA COPPER-NICKEL STUDY. SAMPLES COLLECTED BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY AND ANALYZED BY U.S.G.S. FROM MARCH 1976 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1976. THAT DATA IS DUPLICATED UNDER AGENCY CODE 112WRD. BEGINNING IN OCTOBER 1976, THE DATA WAS ANALYZED BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
HUCEightDigitCode 09030001
LatitudeMeasure 47.8319170000
LongitudeMeasure -91.8370280000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 137
ProviderName STORET