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EAST BANK AT MOUTH OF INDIAN RIVER (11NPSWRD_WQX-SITK_IR_1) 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 "EAST BANK AT MOUTH OF INDIAN RIVER" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-SITK_IR_1. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)19010203.

This site is located in City And Borough Of Sitka County, Alaska at 57.0467778000 degrees latitude and -135.3102222000 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-SITK_IR_1" 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*
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1996 - 1997
Organics, Other 1996 - 1997
Physical 1996 - 1997
*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-SITK_IR_1
MonitoringLocationName EAST BANK AT MOUTH OF INDIAN RIVER
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON SITKA (A4) SW ALASKA 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. THE SITE IS A STREAM SITE LOCATED WITHIN SITKA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK BOUNDARIES. THE SITE IS LOCATED ON THE EAST BANK OF THE MOUTH OF THE INDIAN RIVER. THE DATA ARE FROM WATER SAMPLES COLLECTED BY SHANNON WILSON INC. AS PART OF A PHASE II SITE ASSESSMENT. A TIDE CODE OF ZERO INDICATES THAT THE SAMPLE WAS COLLECTED AT LOW TIDE AND A TIDE CODE OF ONE INDICATES THAT THE SAMPLE WAS COLLECTED AT HIGH TIDE. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AT SITKA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK; P.O. BOX 738; SITKA AK 998350738 (TEL. 9O77476281). DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY KRISTIE MACZKO AT NATIONAL PARK SERVICE WATER RESOURCES DIVISION; 1201 OAK RIDGE DRIVE SUITE 250; FORT COLLINS CO 80525. TEL(970)2253516.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/STREAM
HUCEightDigitCode 19010203
LatitudeMeasure 57.0467778000
LongitudeMeasure -135.3102222000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 02
CountyCode 220
ProviderName STORET