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3 data types available - data from 2007-10-01 to 2026-08-02

3 data types available - data from 1953-01-01 to 2026-07-31

2 data types available - data from 1952-12-17 to 2026-07-07

59 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1967-10-26 to 1981-08-26

20 Sampling activities

3 data types available - data from 1953-01-01 to 2026-07-31

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	05385500	n/a
Location name	SOUTH FORK ROOT RIVER NEAR HOUSTON, MN	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	43.738823	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-91.564252	n/a
Latitude-longitude method	Interpolated from map	M
Latitude-longitude accuracy	Accurate to + or - 1 sec.	S
District	Minnesota	27
State	Minnesota	27
County	Houston County	055
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	680.55 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System	X
Altitude accuracy	0.16 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Root	07040008
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	275 square miles	n/a
Contributing drainage area		n/a
Time zone abbreviation	CST	n/a
Site honors Daylight Saving Time	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

Monitoring location South Fork Root River Near Houston, MN - USGS-05385500