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Whitney Outflow, Cumberland Island, GA (11NPSWRD_WQX-CUIS_L1_06) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This wetland estuarine-emergent site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "Whitney Outflow, Cumberland Island, GA" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CUIS_L1_06. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03070203.

This site is located in Camden County County, Georgia at 30.8886111000 degrees latitude and -81.4127778000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 7 ft No vertical location accuracy metadata is available.

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Biological, Counts 1999 - 1999
Physical 1999 - 1999
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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CUIS_L1_06
MonitoringLocationName Whitney Outflow, Cumberland Island, GA
MonitoringLocationTypeName Wetland Estuarine-Emergent
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Based on field observations, Whitney outflow and Lake Retta outflow were classified as estuarine intertidal emergent wetlands with irregular connections to the ocean. The outflows were not laterally extensive enough in March 1983 source photographs to be classified by NWI photographic interpretation methods. These wetlands are on the ocean side of the island with altitudes near the mean hightide level, and they share some similarities with tidal creeks that drain estuarine intertidal wetland areas on the eastern side of the island. The beach outflows as observed under drought conditions during this study are similar to groundwater flow through tidal wetlands described by Mitsch and Gosselink (1993, p. 9294). Beach outflows are unique water bodies on Cumberland Island and are characterized by their small size, irregular connection to the ocean, and influence by fresh ground water. The Whitney outflow and Lake Retta outflow have characteristics that are similar to the dune and swaleassociated wetlands; however, the outflows are much closer to the ocean in foredune beach areas where shallow ground water and overflows from interdunal wetlands contribute to form small bodies of open water.Hillestad and others (1975), historical maps, and aerial photographs (Lambert, 1992) suggest the existence of surfacewater connections between the Lake Retta outflow and the Whitney outflow and their respective upgradient duneassociated wetlands. Hillestad and others (1975, p. 58 and 60) stated that most of the water flowing from the Whitney outflow to the Atlantic Ocean comes from the Sweetwater Lake complex with occasional overflow from Whitney Lake. In February 1999, water from Whitney outflow flowed across the beach to the ocean (Daniel J. Hippe, U.S. Geological Survey, written commun., 2001); however, from March 1999 to July 2000, project staff did not observe water flowing from the outflows. Aerial photographs dating from the 1940s (Lambert, 1992) and staff and visitors¿ o
HUCEightDigitCode 03070203
LatitudeMeasure 30.8886111000
LongitudeMeasure -81.4127778000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 7
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCollectionMethodName Topographic Map Interpolation
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 13
CountyCode 039
ProviderName STORET