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Cana Gorda Beach (PR_COAST_WQX-MAC-085) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This ocean site, maintained by the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board Coastal (identifier PR_COAST_WQX), has the name "Cana Gorda Beach" and has the identifier PR_COAST_WQX-MAC-085. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)21010004.

This site is located in Guanica Municipio County, Puerto Rico at 17.9529300000 degrees latitude and -66.8830100000 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_COAST_WQX-MAC-085" 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*
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2017 - 2018
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2008 - 2018
Microbiological 2008 - 2023
Nutrient 2017 - 2021
Physical 2008 - 2018
*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_COAST_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board Coastal
MonitoringLocationIdentifier PR_COAST_WQX-MAC-085
MonitoringLocationName Cana Gorda Beach
MonitoringLocationTypeName Ocean
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText 055
HUCEightDigitCode 21010004
LatitudeMeasure 17.9529300000
LongitudeMeasure -66.8830100000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 72
CountyCode 055
ProviderName STORET