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3 data types available - data from 1911-05-01 to 2026-07-28

2 data types available - data from 1950-01-17 to 2026-07-24

80 Observed properties (data types) available - with data from 1969-08-22 to 2022-04-19

77 Sampling activities

3 data types available - data from 1911-05-01 to 2026-07-28

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Elk River near Big Lake

Elk River near Big Lake, MN

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Metadata Element	Location Metadata	Metadata Code
Agency	U.S. Geological Survey	USGS
Location identification number	05275000	n/a
Location name	ELK RIVER NEAR BIG LAKE, MN	n/a
Site type	Stream	ST
Decimal latitude (WGS84)	45.333853734652	n/a
Decimal longitude (WGS84)	-93.6669098397094	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	Sherburne County	141
Country	United States of America	n/a
Altitude of gage/land surface	900.04 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	Clearwater-Elk	07010203
Drainage basin		n/a
Date of first construction		n/a
Drainage area	559 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