Blue Earth River near Blue Earth
Parameter	WQ Standard	Mar-Apr	May-Jun	Jul-Aug	Sep-Oct	Winter	All data

Total Phosphorus	none*	41	38	28	20	12	26
Fecal Coliform	200 CFU/100 mL	59	83	96	76	54	73
Nitrate & Nitrite -N	10 mg/L	38	66	38	12	10	31
Turbidity	25 NTU	22	34	31	16	2	19
Dissolved Oxygen	5 mg/L	5	0	0	0	13	4
BOD5	5 mg/L	13	24	5	5	4	10

* Values in this row represent the percent of samples that exceed 0.25 mg/L, the mean concentration of total phosphorus in the Minnesota River.

Last Updated on 11/2/97
By Ananda Mallawatantri
Email: ananda@soils.umn.edu