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R4-78 (DWH_SCRIBE1082-R4-78) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This ocean site, maintained by the BP Deep Water Horzon Oil Spill (identifier DWH_SCRIBE1082), has the name "R4-78" and has the identifier DWH_SCRIBE1082-R4-78.

This site is located at 30.0094650000 degrees latitude and -84.0368110000 degrees longitude using the datum WGS84. 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 "DWH_SCRIBE1082-R4-78" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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*
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2010 - 2010
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2010 - 2010
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2010 - 2010
Nutrient 2010 - 2010
*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 DWH_SCRIBE1082
OrganizationFormalName BP Deep Water Horzon Oil Spill
MonitoringLocationIdentifier DWH_SCRIBE1082-R4-78
MonitoringLocationName R4-78
MonitoringLocationTypeName Ocean
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Near Shore
LatitudeMeasure 30.0094650000
LongitudeMeasure -84.0368110000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
ProviderName STORET