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RESURRECTION BAY AT SITE RES4 (11NPSWRD_WQX-KEFJ_DH_RES4) 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 "RESURRECTION BAY AT SITE RES4" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-KEFJ_DH_RES4. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)19020202.

This site is located in Kenai Peninsula Borough County, Alaska at 59.9117222000 degrees latitude and -149.4075556000 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-KEFJ_DH_RES4" 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, Minor, Metals 1974 - 1975
Physical 1974 - 1975
*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-KEFJ_DH_RES4
MonitoringLocationName RESURRECTION BAY AT SITE RES4
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE BLYING SOUND D7 AKKENAI PENINSULA CO. 1:63360 TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE. SITE RES4 IS LOCATED OUTSIDE KENAI FJORDS NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY. THE STATION IS LOCATED AT RESURRECTION BAY. DATA ARE FROM A REPORT BY DAVID T. HEGGIE; "COPPER IN THE RESURRECTION FJORD; ALASKA;" 1983. DATA WERE COLLECTED IN ORDER TO ANALYZE THE "PROCESSES CONTROLLING COPPER CONCENTRATIONS AND DISTRIBUTIONS IN OCEANIC BAYS." DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY CARA ELLIS; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525 (TEL. 9702253516).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/ESTURY
HUCEightDigitCode 19020202
LatitudeMeasure 59.9117222000
LongitudeMeasure -149.4075556000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 02
CountyCode 122
ProviderName STORET