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QUEBRADA CORAZON AT PUERTO ARROYO, GUAYAMA, PR (USGS-50094523) 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 Puerto Rico Water Science Center (identifier USGS-PR), has the name "QUEBRADA CORAZON AT PUERTO ARROYO, GUAYAMA, PR" and has the identifier USGS-50094523. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)21010004. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site.

This site is located in Guayama Municipio County, Puerto Rico at 17.96582814000000 degrees latitude and -66.0751090900000 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 .5 seconds. The source map scale is 1:20000. This site is at an elevation of 3.28 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is 1.6 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-50094523" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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*
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2006 - 2010
Microbiological 2006 - 2010
Nutrient 2010 - 2010
Organics, Other 2010 - 2010
Physical 2006 - 2010
*Date ranges may contain gap years

What other information is available for this location?

Detailed Metadata

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Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier USGS-PR
OrganizationFormalName USGS Puerto Rico Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-50094523
MonitoringLocationName QUEBRADA CORAZON AT PUERTO ARROYO, GUAYAMA, PR
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 21010004
LatitudeMeasure 17.96582814000000
LongitudeMeasure -66.0751090900000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 20000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .5
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Mapping grade GPS unit (handheld accuracy range 12 to 40 ft)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 3.28
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1.6
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 72
CountyCode 057
ProviderName NWIS