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Y (21HI-001240) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This estuary site, maintained by the Hawaii Department of Health Clean Water Branch (identifier 21HI), has the name "Y" and has the identifier 21HI-001240. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)20010000.

This site is located in Hawaii County County, Hawaii at 19.4833333000 degrees latitude and -155.9166667000 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-001240" 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*
Microbiological 2006 - 2007
Physical 2006 - 2007
*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-001240
MonitoringLocationName Y
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText KEALAKEKUA BAY IS LOCATED IN THE WEST COAST OF HAWAII. THE BAY IS ABOUT 2 MILES WIDE BETWEEN PALEMANO POINT AND KEAWEKAHEKA POINT, AND INDENTS THE COAST ABOUT 1 MILE. THE SHORE IS LOW, EXCEPT ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE WHERE A PRECIPITOUS CLIFF BETWEEN 400 AND 600 FEET HIGH EXTENDS ABOUT 0.5 MILE. A NARROW REEF FRINGES THE SHORE BETWEEN THE SOUTHERLY END OF THE CLIFF AND PALEMANO POINT. THE BOTTOM IS OF CORAL AND SAND. THE BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES, STATE OF HAWAII, HAS ESTABLISHED KEALAKEKUA BAY AS A MARINE LIFE CONSERVATION DISTRICT. MIGRATED FROM LEGACY STORET AGENCY CODE (21HI ) ON 07-DEC-99 MAJOR BASIN NAME: HAWAII BASIN CODE: MINOR BASIN NAME: 1701 KEALAKEKUA BA
HUCEightDigitCode 20010000
LatitudeMeasure 19.4833333000
LongitudeMeasure -155.9166667000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 15
CountyCode 001
ProviderName STORET