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BALNEARIO DE PATILLAS (PR_BEACH_WQX-RW-6) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This beach program site-ocean site, maintained by the PUERTO RICO ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARD (BEACH) (identifier PR_BEACH_WQX), has the name "BALNEARIO DE PATILLAS" and has the identifier PR_BEACH_WQX-RW-6. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)21010004.

This site is located in Patillas Municipio County, Puerto Rico at 17.9739750000 degrees latitude and -65.9889800000 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 "PR_BEACH_WQX-RW-6" 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 2008 - 2023
Physical 2015 - 2023
*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 PR_BEACH_WQX
OrganizationFormalName PUERTO RICO ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARD (BEACH)
MonitoringLocationIdentifier PR_BEACH_WQX-RW-6
MonitoringLocationName BALNEARIO DE PATILLAS
MonitoringLocationTypeName BEACH Program Site-Ocean
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText IN FRONT OF THE BATHROOMS
HUCEightDigitCode 21010004
LatitudeMeasure 17.9739750000
LongitudeMeasure -65.9889800000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 1500
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 72
CountyCode 109
ProviderName STORET