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YAKUTAT BAY (11NPSWRD_WQX-WRST_NOAA_129) 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 "YAKUTAT BAY" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-WRST_NOAA_129. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)19010401.

This site is located in City And Borough Of Yakutat County, Alaska at 59.8816667000 degrees latitude and -139.6916667000 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-WRST_NOAA_129" 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 1977 - 1977
*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-WRST_NOAA_129
MonitoringLocationName YAKUTAT BAY
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THE STATION IS LOCATED ON THE YAKUTAT; ALASKACANADA 1X2 DEGREE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. STATION 129 WAS AT YAKUTAT BAY OUTSIDE OF THE WRANGELLST. ELIAS NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE BOUNDARIES (WRST). THE BAY WAS SAMPLED AS PART OF A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ON COASTAL CIRCULATION IN THE GULF OF ALASKA UNDER THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (OCSEAP) OF THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (BLM) AND THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA). DATA ARE FROM THE FILE YAK_77.ASC. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE NOAA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES AT PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY; NOAA BUILDING NUMBER 3; 7600 SAND POINT WAY N.E.; SEATTLE WA 98115. DATA WERE PROCESSED AND UPLOADED TO STORET BY RYAN SHY; 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 19010401
LatitudeMeasure 59.8816667000
LongitudeMeasure -139.6916667000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 02
CountyCode 282
ProviderName STORET