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NF WHITEWATER BTN S33/34 3.5 MI SE OF PLAINVIEW (MNPCA-S000-982) 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 "NF WHITEWATER BTN S33/34 3.5 MI SE OF PLAINVIEW" and has the identifier MNPCA-S000-982. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07040003.

This site is located in Wabasha County County, Minnesota at 44.1128890000 degrees latitude and -92.1392220000 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-S000-982" 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 1983 - 1983
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1983 - 1983
Nutrient 1983 - 1983
Physical 1983 - 1983
*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-S000-982
MonitoringLocationName NF WHITEWATER BTN S33/34 3.5 MI SE OF PLAINVIEW
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText NORTH FORK WHITEWATER RIVER BETWEEN SECTIONS 33 AND 34 (T108N/R11W). THE SITE IS 3.5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PLAINVIEW, MINNESOTA; LOWER PORTION UPPER MISS RIVER BASIN. T108N/R11W/S34. WABASHA COUNTY. WATER QUALITY SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY FOR AN ADVANCED TREATMENT SURVEY. THE SITE IS DOWNSTREAM FROM ELGIN AND UPSTREAM FROM THE TRIBUTARY THAT RECEIVES THE PLAINVIEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT DISCHARGE. MAJOR BASIN NAME: UPPER MISS. BASIN CODE: 070602. MINOR BASIN NAME: LOWER PORTION UPPER MISS.
HUCEightDigitCode 07040003
LatitudeMeasure 44.1128890000
LongitudeMeasure -92.1392220000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 157
ProviderName STORET