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NAKNEK RIVER NEAR LAKE CAMP (11NPSWRD_WQX-KATM_USFW_LCW1) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This river/stream site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "NAKNEK RIVER NEAR LAKE CAMP" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-KATM_USFW_LCW1. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)19030204.

This site is located in Bristol Bay Borough County, Alaska at 58.6740556000 degrees latitude and -156.4558889000 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_USFW_LCW1" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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*
Not Assigned 1997 - 1997
Organics, Other 1997 - 1997
Organics, Pesticide 1997 - 1997
*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_USFW_LCW1
MonitoringLocationName NAKNEK RIVER NEAR LAKE CAMP
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE NAKNEK (C2) AK 1:63360 SCALE SERIES TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE AND IS INSIDE THE KATMAI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE BOUNDARIES (KATM). THE SITE IS LOCATED AT THE NAKNEK RIVER NEAR LAKE CAMP UPSTREAM OF A SUSPECTED SOURCE OF HYDROCARBON CONTAMINATION. A WATER SAMPLE AND 3 REPLICATE SEDIMENT SAMPLES WERE TAKEN AT THIS STATION ON 13 AUGUST 1997. RESULTS WILL BE SUMMARIZED IN A FINAL REPORT TO THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TITLED "BASELINE HYDROCARBON STUDY; KATMAI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE; FINAL REPORT" BY PHILIP JOHNSON AND CATHERINE BERG; U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFW); ALASKA REGIONAL OFFICE; ANCHORAGE AK (INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT 991069025; SEPTEMBER 1996). 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; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525; TEL(970)2253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 19030204
LatitudeMeasure 58.6740556000
LongitudeMeasure -156.4558889000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 02
CountyCode 060
ProviderName STORET