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PAMLICO RIV AT CM 16 NR WHICHARD BEACH (21NC03WQ-O7680000) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This estuary site, maintained by the North Carolina Dept of Environmental Quality NCDEQ-DWR WQX (identifier 21NC03WQ), has the name "PAMLICO RIV AT CM 16 NR WHICHARD BEACH" and has the identifier 21NC03WQ-O7680000. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03020104.

This site is located in Beaufort County County, North Carolina at 35.5079100000 degrees latitude and -77.0203400000 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 "21NC03WQ-O7680000" 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 2008 - 2023
Information 2008 - 2023
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2019 - 2022
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2019 - 2022
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2019 - 2022
Microbiological 2008 - 2023
Nutrient 2008 - 2023
Organics, Other 2008 - 2014
Physical 2008 - 2023
*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 21NC03WQ
OrganizationFormalName North Carolina Dept of Environmental Quality NCDEQ-DWR WQX
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21NC03WQ-O7680000
MonitoringLocationName PAMLICO RIV AT CM 16 NR WHICHARD BEACH
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
HUCEightDigitCode 03020104
LatitudeMeasure 35.5079100000
LongitudeMeasure -77.0203400000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Map
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 37
CountyCode 013
ProviderName STORET