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KENAI R BL SKILAK LK OUTLET NR STERLING AK (USGS-15266110) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream site, maintained by the USGS Alaska Water Science Center (identifier USGS-AK), has the name "KENAI R BL SKILAK LK OUTLET NR STERLING AK" and has the identifier USGS-15266110. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)19020302. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 1250 sq mi.

This site is located in Kenai Peninsula Borough County, Alaska at 60.46609900000000 degrees latitude and -150.6010900000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:63360. This site is at an elevation of 181.71 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System" is 0.1 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NAVD88.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-15266110" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Upstream and downstream locations

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria 2001 - 2001
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Periphyton 2001 - 2001
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2001 - 2001
Information 1998 - 1998
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1998 - 2001
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1998 - 2001
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1998 - 2001
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1998 - 1998
Nutrient 1998 - 2001
Organics, Other 1998 - 2001
Organics, PCBs 1998 - 1998
Organics, Pesticide 1998 - 1998
Physical 1998 - 2001
Radiochemical 1998 - 1998
Sediment 1998 - 2001
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-AK
OrganizationFormalName USGS Alaska Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-15266110
MonitoringLocationName KENAI R BL SKILAK LK OUTLET NR STERLING AK
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 19020302
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 1250
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 60.46609900000000
LongitudeMeasure -150.6010900000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 63360
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 181.71
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 0.1
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName GNSS2 - Level 2 Quality Survey Grade Global Navigation Satellite System
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 02
CountyCode 122
ProviderName NWIS