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LOWER BADGER CK AT CR-114 XING, 3 MI SE OF RED LK FALLS (MNPCA-S004-837) 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 "LOWER BADGER CK AT CR-114 XING, 3 MI SE OF RED LK FALLS" and has the identifier MNPCA-S004-837. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)09020305.

This site is located in Red Lake County County, Minnesota at 47.8466600000 degrees latitude and -96.2317200000 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-S004-837" 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*
Information 2008 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2008 - 2014
Microbiological 2008 - 2024
Nutrient 2008 - 2024
Physical 2008 - 2024
*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-S004-837
MonitoringLocationName LOWER BADGER CK AT CR-114 XING, 3 MI SE OF RED LK FALLS
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText LOWER BADGER CREEK AT COUNTY ROAD 114 CROSSING, 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RED LAKE FALLS, MINNESOTA. T150/ R44W/S1. SAMPLES, FIELD MEASUREMENTS, AND STAGE MEASUREMENTS ARE ALL COLLECTED FROM THE UPSTREAM END OF THE EAST BOX CULVERT. THIS IS THE LAST CROSSING OF THE STREAM BEFORE IT ENTERS THE CLEARWATER RIVER.
HUCEightDigitCode 09020305
LatitudeMeasure 47.8466600000
LongitudeMeasure -96.2317200000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 125
ProviderName STORET