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COAL MINE CK AT BOX CLVRT ON US-14, 3.5 MI W OF SPRINGFIELD (MNPCA-S005-691) 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 "COAL MINE CK AT BOX CLVRT ON US-14, 3.5 MI W OF SPRINGFIELD" and has the identifier MNPCA-S005-691. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07020008.

This site is located in Brown County County, Minnesota at 44.2386950000 degrees latitude and -95.0483470000 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-S005-691" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

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, Cyanobacteria 2009 - 2010
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2009 - 2010
Information 2009 - 2009
Microbiological 2009 - 2010
Nutrient 2009 - 2010
Physical 2009 - 2010
Physical, Habitat 2009 - 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-S005-691
MonitoringLocationName COAL MINE CK AT BOX CLVRT ON US-14, 3.5 MI W OF SPRINGFIELD
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText COAL MINE CREEK AT BOX CULVERT ON U.S. NUMBERED TRUNK HIGHWAY 14, 3.5 MILES WEST OF SPRINGFIELD, MINNESOTA. T109N/R35W/S21.
HUCEightDigitCode 07020008
LatitudeMeasure 44.2386950000
LongitudeMeasure -95.0483470000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 015
ProviderName STORET