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BLACK CREEK MARINA BASIN NEAR PONTOONS (11NPSWRD_WQX-BISC_FIU_13) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This estuary site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "BLACK CREEK MARINA BASIN NEAR PONTOONS" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-BISC_FIU_13. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03090206.

This site is located in Miami-Dade County County, Florida at 25.5403611000 degrees latitude and -80.3284167000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 0 ft No vertical location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "11NPSWRD_WQX-BISC_FIU_13" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

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*
Nutrient 1993 - 1994
Physical 1993 - 1994
*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 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-BISC_FIU_13
MonitoringLocationName BLACK CREEK MARINA BASIN NEAR PONTOONS
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE PERRINE FLORIDADADE CO. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE BLACK CREEK MARINA BASIN NEAR THE PONTOONS. THE SITE IS OUTSIDE BISCAYNE NATIONAL PARK. DATA ARE FROM A JANUARY 98 ADDENDUM BY JOSEPH BOYER OF FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (FIU) TO A 1995 REPORT PRODUCED FOR THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE BY FIU ENTITLED "BISCAYNE BAY AMMONIUM MONITORING." LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATE VALUES WERE OBTAINED BY DIGITIZING A POINT ON THE QUADRANGLE MAP MATCHING THE SITE DESCRIPTION IN THE REPORT. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AT BISCAYNE NATIONAL PARK; P.O. BOX 1369; HOMESTEAD FL 33090. TEL. 3052477275. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY J. CHRIS ECHOHAWK; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE; SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525. TEL. 9702253516. FAX. 9702259965.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/ESTURY
HUCEightDigitCode 03090206
LatitudeMeasure 25.5403611000
LongitudeMeasure -80.3284167000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 0
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 086
ProviderName STORET