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PACIFIC OCEAN AT MUSSEL ROCKS (11NPSWRD_WQX-GOGA_CCSF_OM24) 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 "PACIFIC OCEAN AT MUSSEL ROCKS" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GOGA_CCSF_OM24. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)18050006.

This site is located in San Mateo County County, California at 37.6668840000 degrees latitude and -122.4956200000 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-GOGA_CCSF_OM24" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Microbiological 1989 - 1989
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GOGA_CCSF_OM24
MonitoringLocationName PACIFIC OCEAN AT MUSSEL ROCKS
MonitoringLocationTypeName Ocean
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE SAN FRANCISCO SOUTH, CA. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN AT MUSSEL ROCKS. THE STATION WAS PART OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO (CCSF) DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS (DPW) OCEAN OUTFALL MONITORING PROGRAM. THE STUDY MONITORED FOR POTENTIAL CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH SOUTHWEST OCEAN OUTFALL DIFFUSER WASTEWATER DISCHARGE IN THE NEARSHORE GULF OF THE FARALLONES. MONITORING CONSISTED OF WATER QUALITY, BENTHIC, AND FISH AND EPIBENTHIC INVERTEBRATE SAMPLING. IN 1997 THIS DPW PROGRAM WAS REPLACED BY THE CCSF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION SOUTHWEST OCEAN OUTFALL REGIONAL MONITORING PROGRAM. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THESE PROGRAMS, CONTACT CCSF AT (415) 2422201.
HUCEightDigitCode 18050006
LatitudeMeasure 37.6668840000
LongitudeMeasure -122.4956200000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source (Tiger)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 06
CountyCode 081
ProviderName STORET