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Faga'alu Stream at Faga'alu (11NPSWRD_WQX-NPSA_M-E_S12) 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 "Faga'alu Stream at Faga'alu" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-NPSA_M-E_S12. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)22030000.

This site is located in Eastern District County, American Samoa at -14.2911755400 degrees latitude and -170.6859146100 degrees longitude using the datum WGS84. 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-NPSA_M-E_S12" 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*
Microbiological 1979 - 1979
Nutrient 1979 - 1979
Physical 1979 - 1979
*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-NPSA_M-E_S12
MonitoringLocationName Faga'alu Stream at Faga'alu
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText This station is at Faga'alu Stream at Faga'alu. This site is next to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Medical Center in Faga'alu. Researcher noted this was a stream with urban and agricultural influences.
HUCEightDigitCode 22030000
LatitudeMeasure -14.2911755400
LongitudeMeasure -170.6859146100
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Digital Map Source
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 60
CountyCode 010
ProviderName STORET