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3 data types available - data from 1993-10-01 to 2026-08-06

1 data types available - data from 1930-10-01 to 2026-08-04

2 data types available - data from 1949-04-07 to 2026-07-22

185 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1960-10-12 to 2003-06-16

149 Sampling activities

2 data types available - with data from 1931-05-18 to 2025-05-21

1 data types available - data from 1930-10-01 to 2026-08-04

Available location images

Otter Tail River below Orwell Dam nr Fergus Falls

Otter Tail River below Orwell Dam nr Fergus Falls, MN. Set up for image velocimetry.

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	05046000	n/a
Location name	OTTER TAIL RIVER BL ORWELL D NR FERGUS FALLS, MN	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	46.214467	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-96.183734	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	Otter Tail County	111
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	1032.1 feet	n/a
Method altitude determined	Differentially corrected Global Positioning System.	D
Altitude accuracy	0.1 feet	n/a
Altitude datum	North American Vertical Datum of 1988	NAVD88
Subbasin hydrologic unit	Otter Tail	09020103
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	1740 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