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SKIPANON CREEK 1 MILE UPSTREAM FROM MOUTH (11NPSWRD_WQX-LEWI_OSU_SD35) 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 "SKIPANON CREEK 1 MILE UPSTREAM FROM MOUTH" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-LEWI_OSU_SD35. 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 46.1688333000 degrees latitude and -123.9143889000 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_SD35" 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

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application
Characteristic Group Date Range*
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1974 - 1974
Not Assigned 1974 - 1974
Nutrient 1974 - 1974
Physical 1974 - 1974
*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_SD35
MonitoringLocationName SKIPANON CREEK 1 MILE UPSTREAM FROM MOUTH
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE WARRENTON OREG.WASH. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THIS SEDIMENT SAMPLING SITE IS AT SKIPANON CREEK APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE UPSTREAM FROM THE MOUTH. THE DATA ARE FROM THE MAY 1975 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 WAS PREPARED FOR ALUMAX PACIFIC ALUMINUM CORPORATION AND CONTAINS AN ANALYSIS OF TIDAL FLUSHING; WATER QUALITY; AND SEDIMENT. THE SEDIMENTS WERE STUDIED TO ASSESS SEDIMENT SIZE VARIATIONS; SEDIMENT MOVEMENT PATTERNS; AND SEDIMENT CHEMICAL PROPERTIES. 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/STREAM/SOLIDS
HUCEightDigitCode 17080006
LatitudeMeasure 46.1688333000
LongitudeMeasure -123.9143889000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 41
CountyCode 007
ProviderName STORET