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Deans Lake (SMSCGOV_WQX-59) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: STORET (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This lake site, maintained by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota (identifier SMSCGOV_WQX), has the name "Deans Lake" and has the identifier SMSCGOV_WQX-59. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)07020012.

This site is located in Scott County County, Minnesota at 44.7746330700 degrees latitude and -93.4459303800 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 "SMSCGOV_WQX-59" 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, Phytoplankton 2024 - 2025
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2024 - 2025
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2024 - 2025
Nutrient 2024 - 2025
Physical 2023 - 2025
*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 SMSCGOV_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota
MonitoringLocationIdentifier SMSCGOV_WQX-59
MonitoringLocationName Deans Lake
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Shallow lake located adjacent to tribal land and part of the Prior Lake Outlet Channel.
HUCEightDigitCode 07020012
LatitudeMeasure 44.7746330700
LongitudeMeasure -93.4459303800
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Satellite
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 27
CountyCode 139
ProviderName STORET