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WQP Home >  Providers >  STORET >  WWMD_VA >  WWMD_VA-Bay of Biscay,48#-3

Atlantic Ocean,Bay of Biscay:Bay of Biscay,48#-3 (WWMD_VA-Bay of Biscay,48#-3) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This ocean site, maintained by the WQX Test Organization (identifier WWMD_VA), has the name "Atlantic Ocean,Bay of Biscay:Bay of Biscay,48#-3" and has the identifier WWMD_VA-Bay of Biscay,48#-3.

This site is located at 47.5810000000 degrees latitude and -3.2523330000 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 "WWMD_VA-Bay of Biscay,48#-3" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Not Assigned 2020 - 2020
*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 WWMD_VA
OrganizationFormalName WQX Test Organization
MonitoringLocationIdentifier WWMD_VA-Bay of Biscay,48#-3
MonitoringLocationName Atlantic Ocean,Bay of Biscay:Bay of Biscay,48#-3
MonitoringLocationTypeName Ocean
LatitudeMeasure 47.5810000000
LongitudeMeasure -3.2523330000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
ProviderName STORET