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USGS Parameter Group Data Types Start Date End Date
Biological Water-quality 2010-04-15 2011-04-21
Information Water-quality 2010-04-15 2011-04-21
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals Water-quality 2010-04-15 2011-04-21
Nutrient Water-quality 2010-04-15 2011-04-21
Physical Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality 2010-04-13 2024-11-21
n/a Peak Measurements 2014-06-18 2022-06-26
n/a Site Visits 2010-04-15 2018-10-22
n/a USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site 2010-01-01 2023-01-01
Water Data for the Nation inventory

Monitoring location 05137500 is associated with a Stream in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota. Current conditions of Gage height and Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988 are available. Water data back to 2010 are available online.

Metadata Element Location Metadata Metadata Code
Agency
U.S. Geological Survey USGS
Site identification number
05137500 n/a
Site name
RAINY RIVER NEAR BOAT LANDING AT WHEELERS POINT,MN n/a
Site type
Stream
ST
DMS latitude 484949 n/a
DMS longitude 0944218 n/a
Decimal latitude 48.83027778 n/a
Decimal longitude -94.705 n/a
Latitude-longitude method
Interpolated from Digital MAP. N
Latitude-longitude accuracy
Accurate to + or - 1 sec. S
Latitude-longitude datum
North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
Decimal Latitude-longitude datum North American Datum of 1983 NAD83
District
Minnesota 27
State
Minnesota 27
County
Lake of the Woods County 077
Country US n/a
Land net location description n/a
Name of location map n/a
Scale of location map n/a
Altitude of Gage/land surface 1055.19 feet n/a
Method altitude determined GNSS3 - Level 3 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System Y
Altitude accuracy .02 feet n/a
Altitude datum
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit
09030008
Drainage basin
n/a
Topographic setting
n/a
Flags for instruments at site NNNNYNNNNNNNNNYNYNNNNNNNNNNNNN n/a
Date of first construction
n/a
Date site established or inventoried 20100331 n/a
Drainage area
21200 square miles n/a
Contributing drainage area n/a
Time Zone abbreviation CST n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time
Y n/a
Data reliability
n/a
Data-other GW files Y n/a
National aquifer n/a
Local aquifer n/a
Local aquifer type
n/a
Well depth n/a
Hole depth
n/a
Source of depth data n/a
Project number MN-003C9 n/a