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GREAT SOUTH BAY NEAR BELLPOINT (11NPSWRD_WQX-FIIS_AIMS_17) 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 "GREAT SOUTH BAY NEAR BELLPOINT" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-FIIS_AIMS_17. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02030202.

This site is located in Suffolk County County, New York at 40.7374722000 degrees latitude and -72.9371944000 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-FIIS_AIMS_17" 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*
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria 1972 - 1972
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1972 - 1972
Nutrient 1972 - 1972
Physical 1972 - 1972
*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-FIIS_AIMS_17
MonitoringLocationName GREAT SOUTH BAY NEAR BELLPOINT
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE HOWELLS POINT NY 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE AND IS OUTSIDE OF FIRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE (FIIS) BOUNDARIES. THE SITE IS AT THE GREAT SOUTH BAY OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN NEAR BELLPOINT AT BUOY N2. WATER QUALITY DATA WERE COLLECTED DURING THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 1972 AND REPRESENT THE AVERAGE VALUE FOR THE SITE THROUGHOUT THE STUDY PERIOD. DATA ARE SUMMARIZED IN A FEBRUARY 1973 REPORT PREPARED FOR THE MARINE RESOURCES COUNCIL; NASSAUSUFFOLK REGIONAL PLANNING BOARD; TITLED "AN ASSESSMENT OF THE WATER QUALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF GREAT SOUTH BAY AND CONTIGUOUS STREAMS" BY MALCOLM E. HAIR AND STUART BUCKNER (ADELPHI UNIVERSITY; INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE; GARDEN CITY NY). FOR PARK INFORMATION CONTACT THE CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT FIIS; 120 LAUREL STREET; PATCHOGUE NY 117723596; TEL(516)2894810. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY SHAWNDRA MAWHORTER; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAKRIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525; TEL(970)2253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/ESTURY
HUCEightDigitCode 02030202
LatitudeMeasure 40.7374722000
LongitudeMeasure -72.9371944000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 36
CountyCode 103
ProviderName STORET