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GOM-4 (21AWIC-5411) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This ocean site, maintained by the ALABAMA DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT - WATER QUALITY DATA (identifier 21AWIC), has the name "GOM-4" and has the identifier 21AWIC-5411. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)00000000.

This site is located in Baldwin County County, Alabama at 30.1948100000 degrees latitude and -87.7383800000 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 "21AWIC-5411" 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*
Information 2010 - 2010
Physical 2010 - 2010
Sediment 2010 - 2010
*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 21AWIC
OrganizationFormalName ALABAMA DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT - WATER QUALITY DATA
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21AWIC-5411
MonitoringLocationName GOM-4
MonitoringLocationTypeName Ocean
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText South of Inlet to Little Lagoon in Gulf , beginning at the COLREGS DEMARCATION LINE 803815a (Little Lagoon Pass or West Beach Inlet), due south for a distance of 3 miles to a point on the Three Nautical Miles Line Extent of Alabama State Waters.
HUCEightDigitCode 00000000
LatitudeMeasure 30.1948100000
LongitudeMeasure -87.7383800000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 01
CountyCode 003
ProviderName STORET