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CATHLAMET BAY (11NPSWRD_WQX-LEWI_BIST_CB1) 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 "CATHLAMET BAY" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-LEWI_BIST_CB1. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17080006.

This site is located in Clatsop County County, Oregon at 46.1768611000 degrees latitude and -123.6998333000 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-LEWI_BIST_CB1" 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, Cyanobacteria 1993 - 1993
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1993 - 1993
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1993 - 1993
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1993 - 1993
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1993 - 1993
Microbiological 1993 - 1993
Not Assigned 1993 - 1993
Nutrient 1993 - 1993
Organics, BDEs 1993 - 1993
Organics, Other 1993 - 1993
Organics, PCBs 1993 - 1993
Organics, Pesticide 1993 - 1993
Physical 1993 - 1993
Radiochemical 1993 - 1993
Stable Isotopes 1993 - 1993
Toxicity 1993 - 1993
*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-LEWI_BIST_CB1
MonitoringLocationName CATHLAMET BAY
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE CATHLAMET BAY; OREG. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THIS WATER AND SEDIMENT SAMPLING SITE IS AT CATHLAMET BAY. THE DATA ARE FROM THE 1993 REPORT "LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BACKWATER RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY;" FINAL REPORT TC949706; MAY 26; 1994; TETRA TECH; INC.; 15400 NE 90TH SUITE 100; REDMOND; WA 98052. THE REPORT WAS PREPARED FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER BISTATE WATER QUALITY PROGRAM AND WAS INTENDED TO COMPLEMENT AND EXTEND THE 1991 RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY OF THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER. THE SURVEY FOCUSES ON BACKWATER AREAS WHERE CONTAMINANTS MAY ACCUMULATE AND INCLUDES WATER; SEDIMENT; AND TISSUE ANALYSES. WATER SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED AT THIS SITE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SAMPLING OF SEDIMENTS. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY ERIC LORD; NATIONAL PARK SERVICEWATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS; CO 80525; (TEL) 9702253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 17080006
LatitudeMeasure 46.1768611000
LongitudeMeasure -123.6998333000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 41
CountyCode 007
ProviderName STORET