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COLUMBIA RIVER AT PORT WESTWARD, NEAR QUINCY, OR (USGS-14246900) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This stream: tidal stream site, maintained by the USGS Oregon Water Science Center (identifier USGS-OR), has the name "COLUMBIA RIVER AT PORT WESTWARD, NEAR QUINCY, OR" and has the identifier USGS-14246900. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)17080003. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 256900 sq mi.

This site is located in Columbia County County, Oregon at 46.18122136000000 degrees latitude and -123.1834539000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. This site is at an elevation of -1.00 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 20 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-14246900" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Upstream and downstream locations

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Leaflet USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State HIU; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Data refreshed February, 2025.

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 2003 - 2005
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2008 - 2022
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1994 - 2005
Biological, Fish 2008 - 2022
Information 1994 - 2024
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1990 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1990 - 2024
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1990 - 2023
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1990 - 2023
Microbiological 1991 - 1995
Nutrient 1990 - 2023
Organics, Other 1994 - 2023
Organics, PCBs 1997 - 2004
Organics, Pesticide 1994 - 2023
Physical 1990 - 2024
Radiochemical 1994 - 2007
Sediment 1990 - 2022
*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-OR
OrganizationFormalName USGS Oregon Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-14246900
MonitoringLocationName COLUMBIA RIVER AT PORT WESTWARD, NEAR QUINCY, OR
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream: Tidal stream
HUCEightDigitCode 17080003
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 256900
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 46.18122136000000
LongitudeMeasure -123.1834539000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue -1.00
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 20
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 41
CountyCode 009
ProviderName NWIS