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Kasilof River Beach reference #1 (21AKBCH-Kasilof Ref 1) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This beach program site-river/stream site, maintained by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (BEACH) (identifier 21AKBCH), has the name "Kasilof River Beach reference #1" and has the identifier 21AKBCH-Kasilof Ref 1.

This site is located in Kenai Peninsula Borough County, Alaska at 60.3741000000 degrees latitude and -151.3048100000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. 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 "21AKBCH-Kasilof Ref 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Microbiological 2014 - 2014
Physical 2014 - 2014
*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 21AKBCH
OrganizationFormalName Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (BEACH)
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21AKBCH-Kasilof Ref 1
MonitoringLocationName Kasilof River Beach reference #1
MonitoringLocationTypeName BEACH Program Site-River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Reference site sampled once for the 2014 Ksilof River Beach monitoring project. Site is located on the south side of the river upriver of the beach locations. A new reference site was chosen ADF&G moved the upper boundary of the dipnet fishery to the Sterling Highway bridge
LatitudeMeasure 60.3741000000
LongitudeMeasure -151.3048100000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 02
CountyCode 122
ProviderName STORET