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BEVENS CK AT 321ST AVE, 3 MI SE OF HAMBURG, MN (MNPCA-S002-516) 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 "BEVENS CK AT 321ST AVE, 3 MI SE OF HAMBURG, MN" and has the identifier MNPCA-S002-516. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07020012.

This site is located in Sibley County County, Minnesota at 44.7136730000 degrees latitude and -93.9090780000 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-S002-516" 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 2012 - 2014
Information 2021 - 2021
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2021 - 2024
Microbiological 2000 - 2024
Not Assigned 2016 - 2023
Nutrient 1999 - 2024
Physical 1999 - 2024
*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-S002-516
MonitoringLocationName BEVENS CK AT 321ST AVE, 3 MI SE OF HAMBURG, MN
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText BEVENS CREEK AT 321ST AVENUE, T114N/R26W/S1. THIS SITE WAS SET UP TO MONITOR BEVENS CREEK AS IT ENTERS CARVER COUNTY FOR FECAL COLIFORM AND NUTRIENTS. FROM CHASKA, TAKE U.S. STATE NUMBERED TRUNK HIGHWAY 212 WEST TO COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY 33 SOUTH TO TACOMA AVENUE, 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HAMBURG, MINNESOTA.
HUCEightDigitCode 07020012
LatitudeMeasure 44.7136730000
LongitudeMeasure -93.9090780000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 143
ProviderName STORET