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BACK BAY BELOW RAGGED ISLAND NEAR BACK BAY, VA (USGS-02043016) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This stream site, maintained by the USGS North Carolina Water Science Center (identifier USGS-NC), has the name "BACK BAY BELOW RAGGED ISLAND NEAR BACK BAY, VA" and has the identifier USGS-02043016. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03010205. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 67.2 sq mi.

This site is located in Virginia Beach City County, Virginia at 36.61750000000000 degrees latitude and -75.9420000000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)" and the accuracy is 1 seconds. The source map scale is 1:24000.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-02043016" 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 2006 - 2006
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2006 - 2006
Cyanotoxins, Phytotoxins 2012 - 2012
Information 2006 - 2012
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2012 - 2012
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2006 - 2012
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2012 - 2012
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2012 - 2012
Nutrient 2006 - 2012
Organics, Other 2006 - 2012
Organics, Pesticide 2012 - 2012
Physical 2006 - 2012
Sediment 2012 - 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 USGS-NC
OrganizationFormalName USGS North Carolina Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-02043016
MonitoringLocationName BACK BAY BELOW RAGGED ISLAND NEAR BACK BAY, VA
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 03010205
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 67.2
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 36.61750000000000
LongitudeMeasure -75.9420000000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 51
CountyCode 810
ProviderName NWIS