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Bayou Segnette near Westwego, Louisiana (LADEQWPD-296) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This river/stream site, maintained by the LDEQ/Watershed Planning Division (identifier LADEQWPD), has the name "Bayou Segnette near Westwego, Louisiana" and has the identifier LADEQWPD-296. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)08090301.

This site is located in Jefferson Parish County, Louisiana at 29.8977461 degrees latitude and -90.1568110 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 0 ft No vertical location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "LADEQWPD-296" 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*
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2004 - 2004
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1991 - 2003
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1991 - 2000
Nutrient 2004 - 2004
Organics, Other 2004 - 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 LADEQWPD
OrganizationFormalName LDEQ/Watershed Planning Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier LADEQWPD-296
MonitoringLocationName Bayou Segnette near Westwego, Louisiana
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText at the Jean Lafitte National Park boat launch, 0.25 mile from source of Bayou Segnette in Westwego, 0.5 mile south of US Hwy 90, 0.2 north of Lapalco Blvd., 1.5 miles southwest of Westwego
HUCEightDigitCode 08090301
LatitudeMeasure 29.8977461
LongitudeMeasure -90.1568110
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 0
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName Unknown
CountryCode US
StateCode 22
CountyCode 051
ProviderName STORET