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Skan Bay - AKALE06-0020 (AKDECAKMAP-AKALE06-0020) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This ocean site, maintained by the Alaska Monitoring and Assessment Program (identifier AKDECAKMAP), has the name "Skan Bay - AKALE06-0020" and has the identifier AKDECAKMAP-AKALE06-0020.

This site is located in Aleutians West Census Area County, Alaska at 53.6163000000 degrees latitude and -167.0556400000 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 "AKDECAKMAP-AKALE06-0020" 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*
Biological 2006 - 2006
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2006 - 2006
Biological, Counts 2006 - 2006
Information 2006 - 2006
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2006 - 2006
Not Assigned 2006 - 2006
Nutrient 2006 - 2006
Organics, Other 2006 - 2006
Organics, PCBs 2006 - 2006
Organics, Pesticide 2006 - 2006
Physical 2006 - 2006
Physical, Habitat 2006 - 2006
Radiochemical 2006 - 2006
*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 AKDECAKMAP
OrganizationFormalName Alaska Monitoring and Assessment Program
MonitoringLocationIdentifier AKDECAKMAP-AKALE06-0020
MonitoringLocationName Skan Bay - AKALE06-0020
MonitoringLocationTypeName Ocean
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText This site was moved into the West Arm of Scan Bay from a more exposed area where high waves hindered CTD/diving operations. The substrate at 53 ft was shell and sand. Portions of the transect were easily stirred up, thus visibility was 10-15 ft. Bottom temperature was 6 C. There were numerous dead bivalves at the surface, e.g., Macromerus, Serripes, Clinocardium, but no visible siphons. The dominant fauna were unidentified tube-dwelling polychaetes. Less common organisms included Tonicella lineata, mysids, unidentified hermit crabs, Oregonia gracilis, Solaster stimpsoni, S. dawsoni, Crossaster papposus, Pycnopodia, Evasterias, and juvenile flatfish.
LatitudeMeasure 53.6163000000
LongitudeMeasure -167.0556400000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 02
CountyCode 016
ProviderName STORET