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Kagamil Pass - AKALE06-0024 (AKDECAKMAP-AKALE06-0024) 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 "Kagamil Pass - AKALE06-0024" and has the identifier AKDECAKMAP-AKALE06-0024.

This site is located in Aleutians West Census Area County, Alaska at 52.9520000000 degrees latitude and -169.7134700000 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-AKALE06-0024" 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
Information 2006 - 2006
Not Assigned 2006 - 2006
Organics, Other 2006 - 2006
Organics, PCBs 2006 - 2006
Organics, Pesticide 2006 - 2006
Physical 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-AKALE06-0024
MonitoringLocationName Kagamil Pass - AKALE06-0024
MonitoringLocationTypeName Ocean
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Site 0024 was located in Kagamil Pass off Kagamil Island. The depth was 55 ft. on a substrate of fine sand covered with a veneer of detritus. Small sand waves were oriented perpendicular to shore. Visibility at depth was about 75 ft, the length of the transect tape. Bottom temperature was 5 C. No algae were present. The dominant macroinvertebrate was Echinarachnius parma; the dominant fish was Lepidopsetta polyxystra.
LatitudeMeasure 52.9520000000
LongitudeMeasure -169.7134700000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 02
CountyCode 016
ProviderName STORET