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ZONE 2 EAST FLAT TRAWL AREAS (11NPSWRD_WQX-PAIS_STOK_2ET) 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 "ZONE 2 EAST FLAT TRAWL AREAS" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-PAIS_STOK_2ET. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)12110208.

This site is located in Willacy County County, Texas at 26.4218611000 degrees latitude and -97.3605556000 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_STOK_2ET" 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 1970 - 1972
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-PAIS_STOK_2ET
MonitoringLocationName ZONE 2 EAST FLAT TRAWL AREAS
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE GREEN ISLAND TEXAS 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE AND IS OUTSIDE OF THE PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE BOUNDARY. THIS STATION IS AT THE EAST FLAT TRAWL AREAS IN ZONE 2. ZONE 2 IS A COMPOSITE OF 5 SEPARATE TRANSECTS. THE COORDINATES FOR THIS STATION ARE CENTRALLY LOCATED TO THE ZONE. DATA ARE FROM A REPORT BY GARY M. STOKES; "THE DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF PENAEID SHRIMP IN THE LOWER LAGUNA MADRE OF TEXAS; WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE LIVE BAIT SHRIMP FISHERY;" 1974. THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO HELP DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS EVALUATE THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE LAGUNA MADRE TO COMMERCIAL FISHING. DATA ARE AVERAGED FOR THE SEASON. 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 12110208
LatitudeMeasure 26.4218611000
LongitudeMeasure -97.3605556000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 48
CountyCode 489
ProviderName STORET