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Beach Channel (11NPSWRD_WQX-GATE_NPS_JB-15) 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 "Beach Channel" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GATE_NPS_JB-15. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)02030202.

This site is located in Queens County County, New York at 40.5858343000 degrees latitude and -73.8292033000 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-GATE_NPS_JB-15" 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 1994 - 2011
Information 1996 - 2015
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1994 - 1998
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1994 - 1994
Microbiological 1994 - 2015
Nutrient 1994 - 2011
Physical 1994 - 2015
*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-GATE_NPS_JB-15
MonitoringLocationName Beach Channel
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Station is located in the Beach Channel off Rockaway Park near the Broad Channel Sewage Treatment Plant. The station can be found on the USGS 7.5' Far Rockaway N.Y. quadrangle.
HUCEightDigitCode 02030202
LatitudeMeasure 40.5858343000
LongitudeMeasure -73.8292033000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 36
CountyCode 081
ProviderName STORET