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Vermillion River 2 (PIIC_WQX-VR2) 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 Prairie Island Indian Community (identifier PIIC_WQX), has the name "Vermillion River 2" and has the identifier PIIC_WQX-VR2. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07040001.

This site is located in Dakota County County, Minnesota at 44.6664100000 degrees latitude and -92.7350600000 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 "PIIC_WQX-VR2" 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*
Information 2009 - 2010
Not Assigned 2009 - 2009
Physical 2009 - 2010
*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 PIIC_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Prairie Island Indian Community
MonitoringLocationIdentifier PIIC_WQX-VR2
MonitoringLocationName Vermillion River 2
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 07040001
LatitudeMeasure 44.6664100000
LongitudeMeasure -92.7350600000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 037
ProviderName STORET