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Gulf of Mexico at Gulf Park Estates Pier Ocean Springs, MS (11NPSWRD_WQX-GUIS_MDEQ_GMGP) 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 "Gulf of Mexico at Gulf Park Estates Pier Ocean Springs, MS" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GUIS_MDEQ_GMGP. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03170009.

This site is located in Jackson County County, Mississippi at 30.3596718000 degrees latitude and -88.7641212000 degrees longitude using the datum WGS84. 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-GUIS_MDEQ_GMGP" 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 2000 - 2002
*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-GUIS_MDEQ_GMGP
MonitoringLocationName Gulf of Mexico at Gulf Park Estates Pier Ocean Springs, MS
MonitoringLocationTypeName Ocean
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Station is outside the boundaries of Gulf Islands National Seashore and is located in the Gulf of Mexico on the Gulf Park Estates Pier near the end of Lake Mars Avenue. Station is referenced as 'Sampling Station 15A' by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.
HUCEightDigitCode 03170009
LatitudeMeasure 30.3596718000
LongitudeMeasure -88.7641212000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source (Tiger)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 28
CountyCode 059
ProviderName STORET