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RESCUE LAKE IZEMBEK NWR NR COLD BAY AK (USGS-551535162495200) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: NWIS (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This wetland site, maintained by the USGS Alaska Water Science Center (identifier USGS-AK), has the name "RESCUE LAKE IZEMBEK NWR NR COLD BAY AK" and has the identifier USGS-551535162495200. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Aleutians East Borough County, Alaska at 55.25986110000000 degrees latitude and -162.8310278000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Reported." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 8 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model" is 5 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NAVD88.

The aquifer is a Unconfined single aquifer type. The well was contructed on 20190906.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-551535162495200" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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*
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2019 - 2019
Physical 2019 - 2019
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

For the definitions of the metadata elements, please go to the Water Quality Portal user guide

Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-AK
OrganizationFormalName USGS Alaska Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-551535162495200
MonitoringLocationName RESCUE LAKE IZEMBEK NWR NR COLD BAY AK
MonitoringLocationTypeName Wetland
LatitudeMeasure 55.25986110000000
LongitudeMeasure -162.8310278000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Reported.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 8
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 5
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital Elevation Model
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAVD88
CountryCode US
StateCode 02
CountyCode 013
AquiferTypeName Unconfined single aquifer
ConstructionDateText 20190906
ProviderName NWIS