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ATLANTIC OCEAN-PLAYA PUERTO NUEVO - VEGA BAJA (PR_COAST-087) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This ocean site, maintained by the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board Coastal (identifier PR_COAST), has the name "ATLANTIC OCEAN-PLAYA PUERTO NUEVO - VEGA BAJA" and has the identifier PR_COAST-087.

This site is located in Vega Baja Municipio County, Puerto Rico at 18.4913889 degrees latitude and -66.3933333 degrees longitude using the datum UNKWN. 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 "PR_COAST-087" 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, Minor, Metals 1999 - 2001
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1999 - 1999
Microbiological 1999 - 2007
Nutrient 1999 - 2002
Physical 1999 - 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 PR_COAST
OrganizationFormalName Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board Coastal
MonitoringLocationIdentifier PR_COAST-087
MonitoringLocationName ATLANTIC OCEAN-PLAYA PUERTO NUEVO - VEGA BAJA
MonitoringLocationTypeName Ocean
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText USGS HYDROLOGIC UNIT CODE 21010002 (NORTH BASIN) ¶STATION LOCATION PLAYA PUERTO NUEVO-VEGA BAJA. ¶WATERS ARE CLASSIFIED AS SB ¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶MIGRATED FROM LEGACY STORET AGENCY CODE (21PREQB ) ON 18-FEB-00¶MAJOR BASIN NAME: PUERTO RICO ¶BASIN CODE: 180299¶MINOR BASIN NAME: NORTH BASIN
LatitudeMeasure 18.4913889
LongitudeMeasure -66.3933333
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 0
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName Unknown
CountryCode US
StateCode 72
CountyCode 145
ProviderName STORET