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COLUMBIA RIVER CHANNEL ASTORIA BRIDGE (11NPSWRD_WQX-LEWI_OSU_02) 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 "COLUMBIA RIVER CHANNEL ASTORIA BRIDGE" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-LEWI_OSU_02. 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 46.2004444000 degrees latitude and -123.8561667000 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_OSU_02" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Non-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-LEWI_OSU_02
MonitoringLocationName COLUMBIA RIVER CHANNEL ASTORIA BRIDGE
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE ASTORIA; OREG.WASH. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS AT THE CENTER OF COLUMBIA RIVER SHIP CHANNEL JUST DOWNSTREAM OF ASTORIA BRIDGE; APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES NORTH OF FORT CLATSOP NATIONAL MEMORIAL. THE DATA ARE FROM THE MAY 1975 FINAL REPORT "PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE YOUNGS BAY ESTUARINE ENVIRONS"; BY LARRY S. SLOTTA; ET AL; OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY; OCEAN ENGINEERING PROGRAM; SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING; CORVALLIS; OREGON. THE REPORT PRESENTS INVENTORY BASELINE DATA AND ASSOCIATED INTERPRETATIONS ABOUT THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE YOUNGS BAY ESTUARINE ENVIRONS. THE REPORT WAS PREPARED FOR ALUMAX PACIFIC ALUMINUM CORPORATION. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY ERIC LORD NATIONAL PARK SERVICEWATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS; COLORADO 80525; (TEL) 9702253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/ESTURY
HUCEightDigitCode 17080006
LatitudeMeasure 46.2004444000
LongitudeMeasure -123.8561667000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 41
CountyCode 007
ProviderName STORET