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Water-Year Summary for Site 443929092412001

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Available Parameters
00010 Temperature, water(Mean)  
62615 Elevation, lake/res, NAVD88(Mean)  
72019 Water level, depth LSD(Min.,Max.,Mean) [Stilling well]  

Water year 2024: 2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
443929092412001 North Lake, SW side, lower end, Prairie Island, MN (SW9)
LOCATION - Lat 44°39'28.64", long 92°41'19.67" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.25, T.114 N., R.16 W., Goodhue County, MN, Hydrologic Unit 07040001, about 10 miles downstream of the US Highway 61 bridge in Hastings, MN. This site is a stilling well near the SW shore of lower part of North Lake, on Prairie Island, Goodhue County, Minnesota. North Lake is a backwater lake of the Mississippi River to which it is attached. This lake is above and NW of Sturgeon Lake and Mississippi River Lock and Dam number 3.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - 15-Minute Lake level, below land surface (Water level, below LSD (ft.)) and lake elevation (water level, ft. NAVD88) were recorded from 30 April 2013 at 13:15 CDT to 2 Oct. 2014 at 10:00 CDT. Hourly Lake level, below land surface (Water level, below LSD (ft.)) and lake elevation (water level, ft. NAVD88) were recorded from 02 Oct. 2014 at 20:00 CDT to the present, except during the following periods:

02 Oct. 2015 during 11:00-19:00 CDT: due to replacing the transducer and rebuilding well casing
12 Jul. 2016 during 10:00-19:00 CDT: data not recorded for unknown reason.
GAGE - Lake level is measured with an OTT Orpheus Mini submersible pressure transducer, which is hanging in a stilling well. All data water level, water temperature, and battery voltage data are currently recorded hourly by the same OTT Orpheus Mini submersible pressure transducer. The gage is powered by 3-AA alkaline batteries and is not telemetered. Data are downloaded manually.
COOPERATION - The North Lake Gage is operated by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Prairie Island Indian Community. This site is part of a network of monitoring wells and lake gages; used to collect water quality and water quantity data for the Prairie Island Indian Community.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Lake water temperatures were recorded hourly from 30 Apr. 2013 at 14:00 CDT to the present, except during the following periods:

02 Oct. 2015 during 11:00-19:00 CDT: due to replacing the transducer and rebuilding well casing.
12 Jul. 2016 during 10:00-19:00 CDT: data not recorded for unknown reason.
COOPERATION - The North Lake Gage is operated by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Prairie Island Indian Community. This site is part of a network of monitoring wells and lake gages; used to collect water quality and water quantity data for the Prairie Island Indian Community.
INSTRUMENTATION - Lake water temperatures during 30 Apr. 2013 at 14:00 CDT to 02 Oct. 2014 at 10:00 CDT (measured with OTT Orpheus Mini submersible pressure transducer) were accurate to plus-or-minus 1.0°C. Water temperatures during 02 Oct. 2014 at 20:00 CDT to the present (currently measured with OTT Orpheus Mini submersible pressure transducer ) are accurate to plus-or-minus 0.1°C. Differences in temperature are accurate to 0.1°C.