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BECHARF LAKE (11NPSWRD_WQX-KATM_UMDF_BEC) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: STORET (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This lake site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "BECHARF LAKE" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-KATM_UMDF_BEC. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)19030203.

This site is located in Lake And Peninsula Borough County, Alaska at 57.8708333000 degrees latitude and -156.2082500000 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-KATM_UMDF_BEC" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1957 - 1957
Nutrient 1957 - 1957
Physical 1957 - 1957
*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-KATM_UMDF_BEC
MonitoringLocationName BECHARF LAKE
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE NAKNEK (A2) AK 1:63360 SCALE SERIES TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE AND IS OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARIES OF KATMAI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE (KATM). THE SITE IS AT BECHARF LAKE. THE STATION LOCATION FOR THIS SITE IS AN ESTIMATE. NO LOCATION INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED FOR THIS STATION. SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED AT THIS SITE ON 23 AUGUST 1957 AT THE SURFACE; 15M; AND 35M. VALUES REPRESENT THE MEAN OF THESE SAMPLE DEPTHS. PARAMETERS WERE ASSUMED TO BE MEASURED AS TOTAL AND NITRITE WAS ASSUMED TO BE MEASURED AS NITROGEN. DATA ARE SUMMARIZED IN A 1960 REPORT BY CHARLES R. GOLDMAN TITLED "PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY AND LIMITING FACTORS IN THREE LAKES OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA." FOR PARK INFORMATION CONTACT THE CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT KATM; P.O. BOX 7; KING SALMON AK 99613; TEL(970)2463305. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY SHAWNDRA MAWHORTER; NPSWRD; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525; TEL(970)2253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/LAKE
HUCEightDigitCode 19030203
LatitudeMeasure 57.8708333000
LongitudeMeasure -156.2082500000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 02
CountyCode 164
ProviderName STORET