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KIHOLO LAGOON ON HAWAII KONA COAST (11NPSWRD_WQX-PUHE_UHSG77_KIL) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This ocean site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "KIHOLO LAGOON ON HAWAII KONA COAST" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-PUHE_UHSG77_KIL. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)20010000.

This site is located in Hawaii County County, Hawaii at 19.8623611000 degrees latitude and -155.9243611000 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-PUHE_UHSG77_KIL" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1974 - 1975
Microbiological 1975 - 1975
Nutrient 1974 - 1975
Physical 1974 - 1975
*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-PUHE_UHSG77_KIL
MonitoringLocationName KIHOLO LAGOON ON HAWAII KONA COAST
MonitoringLocationTypeName Ocean
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE KIHOLO HAWAII HAWAII CO. 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS AT KIHOLO LAGOON ON THE HAWAII KONA COAST OUTSIDE THE PUUKOHOLA HEIAU NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE NEAR KAILUA KONA. DATA ARE FROM THE 1977 REPORT "HYDROLOGIC AND ECOLOGIC INVENTORIES OF THE COASTAL WATERS OF WEST; HAWAII" BY E. ALISON KAY ET AL. FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SEA GRANT PROGRAM; DESIGNATED TECHNICAL REPORT 105. LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE COORDINATE VALUES WERE OBTAINED BY DIGITIZING A POINT ON THE QUADRANGLE MAP MATCHING THE SITE DESCRIPTION IN THE REPORT. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE AREA CONTACT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AT PUUKOHOLA HEIAU NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE; P.O. BOX 44340; KAWAIHAE; HI 96743. TEL. 8088827218. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY J. CHRIS ECHOHAWK; NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE; SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS; CO 80525. TEL. 9702253516. FAX. 9702259965.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/OCEAN
HUCEightDigitCode 20010000
LatitudeMeasure 19.8623611000
LongitudeMeasure -155.9243611000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 15
CountyCode 001
ProviderName STORET