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NORTH BISCAYNE BAY NEAR BISCAYNE CANAL OUTLET (11NPSWRD_WQX-BISC_FSDH_005) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This estuary site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "NORTH BISCAYNE BAY NEAR BISCAYNE CANAL OUTLET" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-BISC_FSDH_005. 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 25.8715833000 degrees latitude and -80.1582500000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal 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_FSDH_005" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Information 1938 - 1939
Microbiological 1938 - 1939
Physical 1938 - 1939
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-BISC_FSDH_005
MonitoringLocationName NORTH BISCAYNE BAY NEAR BISCAYNE CANAL OUTLET
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE MIAMI FLORIDA DADE CO. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS LOCATED IN NORTH BISCAYNE BAY NEAR THE BISCAYNE CANAL OUTLET NORTH OF BISCAYNE NATIONAL PARK. DATA ARE FROM THE 1939 REPORT "POLLUTION STUDIES IN BISCAYNE BAY" BY J.W. WAKEFIELD OF THE JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH; BUREAU OF ENGINEERING. LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATE VALUES WERE OBTAINED BY DIGITIZING A POINT ON THE QUADRANGLE MAP MATCHING THE SITE AS SHOWN ON A MAP IN THE REPORT. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE AREA CONTACT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AT BISCAYNE NATIONAL PARK; P.O. BOX 1369; HOMESTEAD; FL 33090. TEL. 3052307275. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY J. CHRIS ECHOHAWK; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DR SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS; CO 80525. TEL. 9702253516. FAX. 9702259965.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/ESTURY
HUCEightDigitCode 03090206
LatitudeMeasure 25.8715833000
LongitudeMeasure -80.1582500000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 086
ProviderName STORET