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GARVIN BROOK NEAR MINNESOTA CITY (MNPCA_BIO-S000-829) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This river/stream site, maintained by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Biological Monitoring (identifier MNPCA_BIO), has the name "GARVIN BROOK NEAR MINNESOTA CITY" and has the identifier MNPCA_BIO-S000-829. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07040003.

This site is located in Winona County County, Minnesota at 44.0559440000 degrees latitude and -91.7478610000 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_BIO-S000-829" 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*
Nutrient 2021 - 2021
Physical 2021 - 2021
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier MNPCA_BIO
OrganizationFormalName Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Biological Monitoring
MonitoringLocationIdentifier MNPCA_BIO-S000-829
MonitoringLocationName GARVIN BROOK NEAR MINNESOTA CITY
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText GARVIN BROOK, BRIDGE ON AN UNDESIGNATED ROAD IN NW1/4, SE1/4, S23, T107N/R8W 2 MILES SOUTH OF MINNESOTA CITY, MINNESOTA; LOWER PORTION UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN. WINONA COUNTY. SAMPLED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RURAL CLEAN WATER PROGRAM (RCWP) WITHIN THE GARVIN BROOK WATERSHED BY THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY. PERIOD SAMPLED: 1981-82. MAJOR BASIN NAME: UPPER MISS. BASIN CODE: 070602. MINOR BASIN NAME: LOWER PORTION UPPER MISS.
HUCEightDigitCode 07040003
LatitudeMeasure 44.0559440000
LongitudeMeasure -91.7478610000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 169
ProviderName STORET