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NAWILIWILI BAY (OFF SHORE EMBAYMENT) (21HI-000881) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This ocean site, maintained by the Hawaii Department of Health Clean Water Branch (identifier 21HI), has the name "NAWILIWILI BAY (OFF SHORE EMBAYMENT)" and has the identifier 21HI-000881. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)20070000.

This site is located in Kauai County County, Hawaii at 21.9566667000 degrees latitude and -159.3533333000 degrees longitude using the datum UNKWN. 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 "21HI-000881" 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 1985 - 1997
Information 1985 - 1997
Not Assigned 1985 - 1997
Nutrient 1985 - 1997
Physical 1985 - 1997
*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 21HI
OrganizationFormalName Hawaii Department of Health Clean Water Branch
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21HI-000881
MonitoringLocationName NAWILIWILI BAY (OFF SHORE EMBAYMENT)
MonitoringLocationTypeName Ocean
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText ACTIVATION DATE FOR THIS STATION IS JANUARY, 1983. NAWILIWILI BAY IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF THE ISLAND OF KAUAI. THE BAY EXTENDS INLAND FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE AND HAS AN ENTRANCE WIDTH OF .8 MILE. IT RECEIVES THE FRESH WATER DRAINAGE FROM 3 STREAMS, THE HULEIA, PUALI, AND NAWILIWILI STREAMS. SAMPLES ARE TAKEN FROM THE APPROXIMATE CENTER OF THE NAWILIWILI DEEP DRAFT HARBOR BASIN, ABOUT 300 YDS. WEST OF THE BREAKWATER AND EAST OF THE NAWILIWILI SMALL BOAT HARBOR. DEEP DRAFT HARBOR PORT FACILITIES ARE TO THE NORTH OF THE STATION AND BOUY #7 TO THE SOUTH. WATER COLUMN SAMPLING IS CONDUCTED ON A MONTHLY BASIS AT THE SURFACE, MIDDLE, AND BOTTOM DEPTHS. THE WATER IS ANALYZED FOR PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PARAMETERS. MIGRATED FROM LEGACY STORET AGENCY CODE (21HI ) ON 07-DEC-99 MAJOR BASIN NAME: HAWAII BASIN CODE: 170700 MINOR BASIN NAME: KAUAI NAWILIWILI
HUCEightDigitCode 20070000
LatitudeMeasure 21.9566667000
LongitudeMeasure -159.3533333000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 15
CountyCode 007
ProviderName STORET