Big Fork River at Big Falls, MN - 05132000
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Big Fork River at Big Falls, MN - 05132000
Subscribe to WaterAlert March 26, 2025 - April 2, 2025
Gage height, feet
3.66 ft - Apr 02, 2025 03:00:00 PM CDT
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Value
Status
Time
Latest value
3.66 ft
Provisional
Apr 02, 2025
15:00:00 PM CDT
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3.66 ft
Provisional
Apr 02, 2025
03:00:00 PM CDT
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4 data types available - data from 1997-10-01 to 2025-04-02
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Data type
Data date range
Gage height, feet
2007-10-01 - 2025-04-02
Discharge, cubic feet per second
1997-10-01 - 2025-04-02
Precipitation, total, inches
2024-12-03 - 2025-04-02
Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet
2019-10-01 - 2025-04-02
Daily data
2 data types available - data from 1909-09-01 to 2025-04-01
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Discrete sample data
164 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1963-03-20 to 1977-09-06
73 Sampling activities
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Big Fork River at Big Falls
BIG FORK RIVER AT BIG FALLS, MN
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5 km
3 mi
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| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological | Water-quality | 1974-11-18 | 1977-09-06 |
| Information | Water-quality | 1967-09-28 | 1977-09-06 |
| Inorganics, Major, Metals | Water-quality | 1963-03-20 | 1977-09-06 |
| Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1963-03-20 | 1977-09-06 |
| Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1963-03-20 | 1977-06-13 |
| Inorganics, Minor, metals | Water-quality | 1963-03-20 | 1977-06-13 |
| Microbiological | Water-quality | 1974-10-08 | 1977-09-06 |
| Nutrient | Water-quality | 1963-03-20 | 1977-09-06 |
| Organics, other | Water-quality | 1974-10-08 | 1977-06-13 |
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1909-09-01 | 2025-04-02 |
| Population/Community | Water-quality | 1974-11-18 | 1977-09-06 |
| Sediment | Water-quality | 1974-10-08 | 1977-09-06 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 1910-04-19 | 2024-05-24 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 1913-01-16 | 2025-02-26 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2006-01-01 | 2024-01-01 |
Monitoring location 05132000 is associated with a Stream in Koochiching County, Minnesota. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, Precipitation, and more are available. Water data back to 1909 are available online.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
|
Agency
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U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
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Site identification number
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05132000 | n/a |
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Site name
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BIG FORK RIVER AT BIG FALLS, MN | n/a |
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Site type
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Stream
|
ST |
| DMS latitude | 481146.9 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0934828 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 48.19634308 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -93.8080272 | n/a |
|
Latitude-longitude method
|
Interpolated from MAP. | M |
|
Latitude-longitude accuracy
|
Accurate to + or - 1 sec. | S |
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Latitude-longitude datum
|
North American Datum of 1927 | NAD27 |
| Decimal Latitude-longitude datum | North American Datum of 1983 | NAD83 |
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District
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Minnesota | 27 |
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State
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Minnesota | 27 |
|
County
|
Koochiching County | 071 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | S35 T155N R25W 5 | n/a |
| Name of location map | BIG FALLS, MN | n/a |
| Scale of location map | 24000 | n/a |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 1145.77 feet | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | GNSS3 - Level 3 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System | Y |
| Altitude accuracy | .04 feet | n/a |
|
Altitude datum
|
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 | NAVD88 |
|
Subbasin hydrologic unit
|
Big Fork | 09030006 |
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Drainage basin
|
n/a | |
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Topographic setting
|
n/a | |
| Flags for instruments at site | NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN | n/a |
|
Date of first construction
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n/a | |
| Date site established or inventoried | n/a | |
|
Drainage area
|
1480 square miles | n/a |
| Contributing drainage area | n/a | |
| Time Zone abbreviation | CST | n/a |
|
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
|
Y | n/a |
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Data reliability
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n/a | |
| Data-other GW files | YNNNNNNN | n/a |
| National aquifer | n/a | |
| Local aquifer | n/a | |
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Local aquifer type
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n/a | |
| Well depth | n/a | |
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Hole depth
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n/a | |
| Source of depth data | n/a | |
| Project number | MN-00112 | n/a |