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Horn Island (Station 5) (11NPSWRD_WQX-GUIS_UW_ST5HORN) 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 "Horn Island (Station 5)" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-GUIS_UW_ST5HORN. 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 30.2367340000 degrees latitude and -88.6701248000 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_ST5HORN" 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

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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_ST5HORN
MonitoringLocationName Horn Island (Station 5)
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText This station was located in the southeast portion of a lagoon which opens into Mississippi Sound. The lagoon was approximately 9.7 ha in area and was surrounded by marsh grass. At the experimental site the bottom consisted of soft mud and water depth was about 3.0 feet. Very few live oysters existed in the lagoon, although patches of weathered shells suggested that the population was larger in recent years. Interviews with some local fishermen revealed that the lagoon has been a favorite place to gather oysters for many years.
HUCEightDigitCode 03170009
LatitudeMeasure 30.2367340000
LongitudeMeasure -88.6701248000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 28
CountyCode 059
ProviderName STORET