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Back Bay of Biloxi (Station 3) (11NPSWRD_WQX-GUIS_UW_ST3BBOB) 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 "Back Bay of Biloxi (Station 3)" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GUIS_UW_ST3BBOB. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03170009.

This site is located in Harrison County County, Mississippi at 30.4121657000 degrees latitude and -88.8787836000 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_UW_ST3BBOB" 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 1976 - 1977
Physical 1976 - 1977
*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_UW_ST3BBOB
MonitoringLocationName Back Bay of Biloxi (Station 3)
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText This station was located beneath the Bureau of Marine Resources (formerly the Mississippi Marine Conservation Commission) pier in approximately 1.1 m of water. Although protected from north winds, the site received moderate to heavy wave action from large boats and barges travelling in a nearby channel and from southeasterly winds and storms. The bottom in the immediate vicinity of the pier was firm, and composed of more sand than mud. Marsh vegetation was exiguous.
HUCEightDigitCode 03170009
LatitudeMeasure 30.4121657000
LongitudeMeasure -88.8787836000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 28
CountyCode 047
ProviderName STORET