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MB-6 (21AWIC-2689) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This estuary site, maintained by the ALABAMA DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT - WATER QUALITY DATA (identifier 21AWIC), has the name "MB-6" and has the identifier 21AWIC-2689. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03160205.

This site is located in Baldwin County County, Alabama at 30.5437700000 degrees latitude and -87.9847800000 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 "21AWIC-2689" 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

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, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 1991 - 2004
Information 2003 - 2004
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1991 - 1993
Microbiological 1991 - 2004
Nutrient 1991 - 2004
Organics, Other 1991 - 2004
Physical 1991 - 2004
*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 21AWIC
OrganizationFormalName ALABAMA DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT - WATER QUALITY DATA
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21AWIC-2689
MonitoringLocationName MB-6
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText North central Mobile Bay
HUCEightDigitCode 03160205
LatitudeMeasure 30.5437700000
LongitudeMeasure -87.9847800000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 01
CountyCode 003
ProviderName STORET