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PRAIRIE R AT 140TH AVENUE 7 MI NE OF SHESHABEE, MN (MNPCA-S002-445) 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 "PRAIRIE R AT 140TH AVENUE 7 MI NE OF SHESHABEE, MN" and has the identifier MNPCA-S002-445. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07010103.

This site is located in Aitkin County County, Minnesota at 46.7874710000 degrees latitude and -93.1455680000 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-S002-445" 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, Non-metals 1997 - 1998
Not Assigned 2007 - 2010
Nutrient 1996 - 2008
Physical 1996 - 2010
*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-S002-445
MonitoringLocationName PRAIRIE R AT 140TH AVENUE 7 MI NE OF SHESHABEE, MN
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText PRAIRIE RIVER AT 140TH AVENUE. 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF SHESHABEE, MINNESOTA. T50N/R22W/S28. THE MPCA DATA MANAGEMENT GROUP DETERMINED DURING THE MAY, 2004, LEGACY STORET MIGRATION THAT LEGACY AGENCY 21MINNS, STATION BSAL009 IS CO-LOCATED WITH THIS STATION. ITS ORIGINAL DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH FOLLOWS: PRAIRIE RIVER AT NORTH BALSAM TOWNSHIP ROAD, 8 MILES NORTH OF TAMARACK, MINNESOTA. UPPER PORTION UPPER MISSISSIPPI BASIN. T50N/R22W/S28. AITKIN COUNTY. UPPER PORTION UPPER MISSISSIPPI BASIN. T49N/R23W/S32. AITKIN COUNTY. SAMPLING AT THIS SITE WAS PERFORMED AS PART OF THE BIG SANDY AREA LAKES WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROJECT, A CLEAN WATER PARTNERSHIP PROJECT.
HUCEightDigitCode 07010103
LatitudeMeasure 46.7874710000
LongitudeMeasure -93.1455680000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 001
ProviderName STORET