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BISCAYNE BAY NEAR TAHITI BEACH (11NPSWRD_WQX-BISC_FSDH_108) 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 "BISCAYNE BAY NEAR TAHITI BEACH" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-BISC_FSDH_108. 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 25.6943611000 degrees latitude and -80.2397500000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available.
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Characteristic Group | Date Range* |
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Information | 1938 - 1939 |
Microbiological | 1938 - 1939 |
Physical | 1938 - 1939 |
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Location Metadata | Value |
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OrganizationIdentifier | 11NPSWRD_WQX |
OrganizationFormalName | National Park Service Water Resources Division |
MonitoringLocationIdentifier | 11NPSWRD_WQX-BISC_FSDH_108 |
MonitoringLocationName | BISCAYNE BAY NEAR TAHITI BEACH |
MonitoringLocationTypeName | Estuary |
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText | THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE KEY BISCAYNE FLORIDA DADE CO. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS LOCATED IN BISCAYNE BAY NEAR TAHITI BEACH 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 | 25.6943611000 |
LongitudeMeasure | -80.2397500000 |
SourceMapScaleNumeric | 0 |
HorizontalCollectionMethodName | Unknown |
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName | NAD27 |
CountryCode | US |
StateCode | 12 |
CountyCode | 086 |
ProviderName | STORET |