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New WQX 3.0 profiles are available at waterqualitydata.us/beta/. These profiles will contain recent USGS data added since March 11, 2024, which marks the beginning of limited accessibility for USGS data. Read more about the 3.0 profiles and associated changes here. This user interface only serves WQX2.2 profiles, which do NOT contain USGS data added after March 11, 2024.

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PERMANENT POND 0.4 MILE SOUTH OF RANGER STATION (11NPSWRD_WQX-PAIS_HANN_PP3) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: STORET (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This reservoir site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "PERMANENT POND 0.4 MILE SOUTH OF RANGER STATION" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-PAIS_HANN_PP3. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)12110203.

This site is located in Kleberg County County, Texas at 27.4419167000 degrees latitude and -97.2993889000 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-PAIS_HANN_PP3" 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*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 1978 - 1978
Biological, Primary Production 1978 - 1978
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1978 - 1978
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1978 - 1978
Microbiological 1978 - 1978
Nutrient 1978 - 1978
Physical 1978 - 1978
*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-PAIS_HANN_PP3
MonitoringLocationName PERMANENT POND 0.4 MILE SOUTH OF RANGER STATION
MonitoringLocationTypeName Reservoir
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH BIRD ISLAND TEXASKLEBERG CO 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE AND IS INSIDE OF THE PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE BOUNDARY. THIS SITE IS AT A PERMANENT POND 0.4 MILE SOUTH OF THE RANGER STATION ON THE LEFT OF HIGHWAY 22. DATA ARE FROM A REPORT BY DR. HERBERT H. HANNAN; "A WATER QUALITY AND LIMNOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE SEWAGE SYSTEMPOND COMPLEX AT THE RANGER STATION NORTH PADRE ISLAND TEXAS;" OCTOBER 1978. THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO CONDUCT "A GENERAL LIMNOLOGICAL SURVEY OF BOTH THE EPHEMERAL AND PERMANENT PONDS AND TO DETERMINE THE INFLUENCE OF THE SEPTIC SYSTEM SERVING THE RANGER STATION ON THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT." FOR PARK INFORMATION CONTACT THE CHIEF OF RESOURCES AT PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE; P.O. BOX 181300; CORPUS CHRISTI TX 784801300 (TEL. 3619498173). DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY RONDA BURNS; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 805255596 (TEL.9702253516).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /RESERV/TYPA/AMBNT
HUCEightDigitCode 12110203
LatitudeMeasure 27.4419167000
LongitudeMeasure -97.2993889000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 48
CountyCode 273
ProviderName STORET