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BEACON 103 ON THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY (11NPSWRD_WQX-PAIS_SMEV_103) 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 "BEACON 103 ON THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-PAIS_SMEV_103. 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 27.3109722000 degrees latitude and -97.4023056000 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_SMEV_103" 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*
Physical 1975 - 1976
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-PAIS_SMEV_103
MonitoringLocationName BEACON 103 ON THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE POINT OF ROCKS TEXAS 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE AND IS OUTSIDE THE PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE BOUNDARY. THIS SITE IS AT BEACON 103 ON THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY. DATA ARE FROM A REPORT BY NED P. SMITH AND JAMES C. EVANS; "PHYSICAL PROCESSES IN UPPER LAGUNA MADRE;" APRIL 1976. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT WAS TO "INVESTIGATE A SERIES OF PHYSICAL PROCESSES FOR THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WHICH WOULD RESULT IN A DATA BASE TO BOTH FILL EXISTING GAPS AND PROVIDE INFORMATION NEEDED FOR MANAGEMENT DECISIONS AFFECTING THE ADJACENT NATIONAL SEASHORE." 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 80525 (TEL. 9702253516).*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/ESTURY
HUCEightDigitCode 12110203
LatitudeMeasure 27.3109722000
LongitudeMeasure -97.4023056000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 48
CountyCode 273
ProviderName STORET