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RAINY R BY CR-85 BELOW RAPIDS 2 MI NE OF BIRCHDALE (MNPCA-S001-964) 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 "RAINY R BY CR-85 BELOW RAPIDS 2 MI NE OF BIRCHDALE" and has the identifier MNPCA-S001-964. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)09030008.

This site is located in Koochiching County County, Minnesota at 48.6424000000 degrees latitude and -94.0593000000 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-S001-964" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2000 - 2009
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2009 - 2009
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2000 - 2001
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2000 - 2001
Nutrient 2009 - 2009
Physical 2000 - 2009
*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-S001-964
MonitoringLocationName RAINY R BY CR-85 BELOW RAPIDS 2 MI NE OF BIRCHDALE
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText RAINY RIVER NEAR KOOCHICHING COUNTY ROAD 85 BELOW THE FIRST DROP IN THE LONG SAULT RAPIDS IN THE SOUTH EAST QUARTER OF SECTION 26(T160N/R27W). THE SITE IS 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF BIRCHDALE, MINNESOTA; RAINY RIVER BASIN T160N/R27W/S26; KOOCHICHING COUNTY. ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED IN LEGACY STORET AS A TISSUE-ONLY STATION. SEDIMENT AND FISH TISSUE SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY FOR THE NATIONAL DIOXIN STUDY.
HUCEightDigitCode 09030008
LatitudeMeasure 48.6424000000
LongitudeMeasure -94.0593000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 071
ProviderName STORET