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PORT BAY AT SH 188 (TCEQMAIN-13405) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This estuary site, maintained by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (identifier TCEQMAIN), has the name "PORT BAY AT SH 188" and has the identifier TCEQMAIN-13405. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)12100405.

This site is located in Aransas County County, Texas at 27.9959000000 degrees latitude and -97.1684000000 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 "TCEQMAIN-13405" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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, Algae, Cyanobacteria 2009 - 2023
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2009 - 2023
Biological, Counts 2012 - 2017
Information 2009 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2020 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2009 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2020 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2020 - 2023
Microbiological 2009 - 2018
Nutrient 2009 - 2023
Organics, Other 2009 - 2023
Physical 2009 - 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 TCEQMAIN
OrganizationFormalName Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
MonitoringLocationIdentifier TCEQMAIN-13405
MonitoringLocationName PORT BAY AT SH 188
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
HUCEightDigitCode 12100405
LatitudeMeasure 27.9959000000
LongitudeMeasure -97.1684000000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Photo
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 48
CountyCode 007
ProviderName STORET