| USGS Parameter Group | Data Types | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biological | Water-quality | 1989-08-23 | 1991-05-30 |
| Information | Water-quality | 1960-10-03 | 2020-05-18 |
| Inorganics, Major, Metals | Water-quality | 1960-10-03 | 2019-10-08 |
| Inorganics, Major, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1960-10-03 | 2002-10-04 |
| Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals | Water-quality | 1960-10-03 | 1968-10-16 |
| Inorganics, Minor, metals | Water-quality | 1960-10-03 | 2019-10-08 |
| Microbiological | Water-quality | 1989-08-23 | 1990-08-22 |
| Nutrient | Water-quality | 1960-10-03 | 2018-04-27 |
| Organics, PCBs | Water-quality | 1990-08-22 | 1990-08-22 |
| Organics, other | Water-quality | 1989-08-23 | 1992-04-21 |
| Organics, pesticide | Water-quality | 1990-08-22 | 1998-07-21 |
| Physical | Daily Values, Unit Values, Water-quality | 1909-07-01 | 2024-12-21 |
| Sediment | Daily Values, Water-quality | 1960-10-03 | 2020-05-18 |
| n/a | Peak Measurements | 1910-03-11 | 2023-05-16 |
| n/a | Site Visits | 1947-07-08 | 2024-10-22 |
| n/a | USGS Annual Water Data Reports Site | 2006-01-01 | 2023-01-01 |
Monitoring location 05317000 is associated with a Stream in Brown County, Minnesota. Current conditions of Discharge, Gage height, and Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988 are available. Water data back to 1909 are available online.
| Metadata Element | Location Metadata | Metadata Code |
|---|---|---|
|
Agency
|
U.S. Geological Survey | USGS |
|
Site identification number
|
05317000 | n/a |
|
Site name
|
COTTONWOOD RIVER NEAR NEW ULM, MN | n/a |
|
Site type
|
Stream
|
ST |
| DMS latitude | 441721.81 | n/a |
| DMS longitude | 0942618.98 | n/a |
| Decimal latitude | 44.28939167 | n/a |
| Decimal longitude | -94.4386056 | n/a |
|
Latitude-longitude method
|
Interpolated from Digital MAP. | N |
|
Latitude-longitude accuracy
|
Accurate to + or - .1 sec (Differentially-Corrected GPS). | 1 |
|
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
|
Brown County | 015 |
| Country | US | n/a |
| Land net location description | NWSES33 T110N R30W 5 | n/a |
| Name of location map | NEW ULM, MN | n/a |
| Scale of location map | 24000 | n/a |
| Altitude of Gage/land surface | 820 feet | n/a |
| Method altitude determined | Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model | N |
| Altitude accuracy | 1.6 feet | n/a |
|
Altitude datum
|
North American Vertical Datum of 1988 | NAVD88 |
|
Subbasin hydrologic unit
|
07020008 | |
|
Drainage basin
|
n/a | |
|
Topographic setting
|
Stream channel
|
C |
| Flags for instruments at site | NNNNYNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN | n/a |
|
Date of first construction
|
n/a | |
| Date site established or inventoried | n/a | |
|
Drainage area
|
1300 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 | NYNNNNNN | 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-00111 | n/a |