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GRINDSTONE R SB AT T-311 ROAD CROSSING 4.6 MI NW OF HINCKLEY (MNPCA_BIO-S001-277) 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 - Biological Monitoring (identifier MNPCA_BIO), has the name "GRINDSTONE R SB AT T-311 ROAD CROSSING 4.6 MI NW OF HINCKLEY" and has the identifier MNPCA_BIO-S001-277. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07030003.

This site is located in Pine County County, Minnesota at 46.0377400000 degrees latitude and -93.0336900000 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-S001-277" 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 2019 - 2023
Physical 2019 - 2023
*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-S001-277
MonitoringLocationName GRINDSTONE R SB AT T-311 ROAD CROSSING 4.6 MI NW OF HINCKLEY
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText GRINDSTONE RIVER SOUTH BRANCH AT T-311 ROAD CROSSING, 0.6 MILES SOUTH OF COUNTY ROAD 140 IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 17. THE SITE IS LOCATED 4.6 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE CITY OF HINCKLEY, MINNESOTA. ST. CROIX RIVER BASIN. T41N/R21W/S17. PINE COUNTY. A LONGITUDINAL STUDY TO FURTHER CHARACTERIZE FECAL LEVELS IN RIVERS AND ASSIST IN IDENTIFYING SOURCES OF THE BACTERIA. STATION PREVIOUSLY PLOTTED ON JD#1 WITH INACCURATE COORDINATES. NEW COORDINATES WERE ESTABLISHED AND STATION WAS MOVED ON 2-27-2008 TO PLACE STATION ON GRINDSTONE RIVER AT T-311. MAJOR BASIN NAME: UPPER MISSIS. BASIN CODE: MINOR BASIN NAME: ST. CROIX RIVER.
HUCEightDigitCode 07030003
LatitudeMeasure 46.0377400000
LongitudeMeasure -93.0336900000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 115
ProviderName STORET