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N FK CROW R NEAR CSAH-20 BRG, 6 MI SSE OF PAYNESVILLE (MNPCA-S001-508) 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 "N FK CROW R NEAR CSAH-20 BRG, 6 MI SSE OF PAYNESVILLE" and has the identifier MNPCA-S001-508. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07010204.

This site is located in Meeker County County, Minnesota at 45.3141940000 degrees latitude and -94.6903890000 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-S001-508" 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*
Information 2012 - 2014
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2009 - 2010
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2009 - 2010
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2009 - 2010
Microbiological 2012 - 2012
Nutrient 1991 - 2014
Physical 1991 - 2014
*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-S001-508
MonitoringLocationName N FK CROW R NEAR CSAH-20 BRG, 6 MI SSE OF PAYNESVILLE
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText NORTH FORK CROW RIVER NEAR COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY 20 BRIDGE, 6 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PAYNESVILLE, MINNESOTA. SAMPLING SITE LOCATED NEAR LAKE KORONIS OUTLET. THE MPCA DATA MANAGEMENT GROUP DETERMINED DURING THE MAY, 2004, LEGACY STORET MIGRATION THAT LEGACY AGENCY 21MINNS, STATION WRM020 IS CO-LOCATED WITH THIS STATION. ITS ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH FOLLOWS: NORTH FORK CROW RIVER AT OUTLET OF LAKE KORONIS (73-0200-02) FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY 20 CROSSING, 4.5 MILES SOUTH OF PAYNESVILLE, MINNESOTA; UPPER PORTION UPPER MISS. T121N/R32W/S3. MEEKER. WATER QUALITY SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED BY WRM AT THIS SITE AS PART OF AN EPA CLEAN LAKES 314 PHASE I STUDY.
HUCEightDigitCode 07010204
LatitudeMeasure 45.3141940000
LongitudeMeasure -94.6903890000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 093
ProviderName STORET