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U.S. Navy SpaWar Database Review Station REF-01B (11NPSWRD_WQX-CABR_USN2_REF1B) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This ocean site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "U.S. Navy SpaWar Database Review Station REF-01B" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CABR_USN2_REF1B. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)18070304.

This site is located in San Diego County County, California at 32.6285230000 degrees latitude and -117.2342410000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. 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-CABR_USN2_REF1B" 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

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application
Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1995 - 1995
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1995 - 1995
Organics, Other 1995 - 1995
Organics, PCBs 1995 - 1995
Organics, Pesticide 1995 - 1995
*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-CABR_USN2_REF1B
MonitoringLocationName U.S. Navy SpaWar Database Review Station REF-01B
MonitoringLocationTypeName Ocean
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText This station is U.S. Navy SpaWar Database Review Station REF01, in the Pacific Ocean approximately 4 kilometers south of the Point Loma Lighthouse, CA. Note: There are 2 other stations designated REF01 with different coordinates. Therefore, this station was named REF01B.
HUCEightDigitCode 18070304
LatitudeMeasure 32.6285230000
LongitudeMeasure -117.2342410000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 06
CountyCode 073
ProviderName STORET