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New WQX 3.0 profiles are available at waterqualitydata.us/beta/. These profiles will contain recent USGS data added since March 11, 2024, which marks the beginning of limited accessibility for USGS data. Read more about the 3.0 profiles and associated changes here. This user interface only serves WQX2.2 profiles, which do NOT contain USGS data added after March 11, 2024.

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STATION 1 (11NPSWRD_WQX-CANA_NPS_1) 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 "STATION 1" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CANA_NPS_1. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03080202.

This site is located in Brevard County County, Florida at 28.6871944000 degrees latitude and -80.6747778000 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-CANA_NPS_1" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1991 - 1993
Information 1991 - 1993
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1991 - 1993
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1991 - 1993
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1991 - 1993
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1991 - 1993
Microbiological 1991 - 1993
Nutrient 1991 - 1993
Organics, Other 1991 - 1993
Organics, PCBs 1991 - 1992
Organics, Pesticide 1991 - 1992
Physical 1991 - 1993
*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-CANA_NPS_1
MonitoringLocationName STATION 1
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText SITE IS LOCATED ON THE WILSON FLORIDA 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. IT IS LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN SECTION OF THE PARK IN MOSQUITO LAGOON AND IS THE WATER STATION THAT HAS BEEN IN PLACE NEAR GALLINIPPER POINT FOR THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER LONGTERM MONITORING PROGRAM. IT IS BELIEVED TO BE INDICATIVE OF BACKGROUND CONDITIONS BECAUSE OF ITS REMOTE LOCATION. SURFACE WATER HAS BEEN SAMPLED ON 12 OCCASIONS SINCE JULY 1991 ON A BIMONTHLY SCHEDULE. SEDIMENT AND COLIFORM FROM SURFACE WATER SAMPLING BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER 1991 AND ALSO FOLLOWED A BIMONTHLY SCHEDULE EXCEPT FOR ONE COLIFORM COLLECTION MISSED IN MARCH 1993. DATA WERE COLLECTED BY BIONETICS/DYNAMAC UNDER CONTRACT TO NPS SITE IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF JOHN STINERRESOURCE MANAGEMENTAT CANAVERAL NATIONAL SEASHORE 308 JULIA STREET TITUSVILLE FLORIDA 327963521 PH.(407)2671110. DATA PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY RANDY SIDDENS AT NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION IN FORT COLLINS COLORADO. PH.(970)2253556 FAX (970)2259965.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/ESTURY
HUCEightDigitCode 03080202
LatitudeMeasure 28.6871944000
LongitudeMeasure -80.6747778000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 009
ProviderName STORET