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Pacific Ocean:Pacific Ocean,29#172 (WWMD_VA-Pacific Ocean,29#172) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This ocean site, maintained by the World Water Monitoring Day Virginia (Volunteer) (identifier WWMD_VA), has the name "Pacific Ocean:Pacific Ocean,29#172" and has the identifier WWMD_VA-Pacific Ocean,29#172.

This site is located at 29.4129000000 degrees latitude and 172.0143000000 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 "WWMD_VA-Pacific Ocean,29#172" 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*
Not Assigned 2003 - 2012
*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 WWMD_VA
OrganizationFormalName World Water Monitoring Day Virginia (Volunteer)
MonitoringLocationIdentifier WWMD_VA-Pacific Ocean,29#172
MonitoringLocationName Pacific Ocean:Pacific Ocean,29#172
MonitoringLocationTypeName Ocean
LatitudeMeasure 29.4129000000
LongitudeMeasure 172.0143000000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode OP
ProviderName STORET