Minnesota Pollution Control Agency water quality site: RT-3
Site description: Root River at MN-26 bridge, near confluence with Mississippi River
Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC): 07040008
Site UTM N: 4848198
Site UTM E: 636924
UTM zone: 15
Drainage area at water quality site: 1,660 mi2
Sampling frequency: monthly
   
Flow station: 05385000 (USGS daily flows)
Station description: Root River near Houston, MN
Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC): 07040008
Station UTM N: 4846952
Station UTM E: 615120
UTM zone: 15
Drainage area at flow station: 1,270 mi2
Period of record: 05/01/1929-11/22/1983 and 10/01/1990-09/30/1997
Flow conversion:
1.3071 x (flow at 05385000) = estimated flow at RT-3

Flow station: 05384000 (USGS daily flows)
Station description: Root River near Lanesboro, MN
Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC): 07040008
Station UTM N: 4844336
Station UTM E: 582235
Drainage area at flow station: 615 mi2
Period of record: 02/01/1910-09/30/1996
Flow conversion:
2.6992 x (flow at 05384000) = estimated flow at RT-3

The following constituent values were removed from analysis as
possible outliers, or are below detection limits:
Date		Constituent	        Concentration
10/07/70	Chloride	        72.0
06/06/77	Chloride	        83.0
07/01/75	Total Phosphorus	 4.9
06/06/77	Total Phosphorus	 3.6

Additional comments:
The gaging station on the Root River near Houston, MN (05385000) 
was not in operation from 11/22/1983 to 10/01/1990.  During that 
period of time, flow has been estimated using the gaging station 
near lansboro, MN (05384000)

Loads for this site were estimated with LOADEST2 version 1.101