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River and Stream Water Quality Monitoring in Washington State

Entry ID: wa_de_riverandstreamwaterqual

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Summary

Abstract: The Washington State Department of Ecology has conducted monthly water
quality monitoring at hundreds of stream stations throughout the state
since before 1959. Currently, the Stream Monitoring Unit collects
water samples from about 82 stations each year. About 20 "basin"
stations are monitored for one year (sometimes returning every five
years) and 62 "long-term" stations are monitored every ...

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Description: Metadata in Biological Data Profile format.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 49.39

S: 45.15

E: -116.53

W: -125.15

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Washington State Department of Ecology

Dataset Title: River and Stream Water Quality Monitoring in Washington State

Dataset Release Place: Olympia, Washington

Dataset Publisher: Washington State Department of Ecology

Data Presentation Form: database

Online Resource: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/eap/fw_riv/rv_main.html

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1959-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > WASHINGTON

Science Keywords

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > DISCHARGE/FLOW

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > RIVERS/STREAMS

ISO Topic Category

ENVIRONMENT

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

Quality Data are considered provisional and subject to change without notice
until our annual report is published. This can take as long as a year
after the end of the water year.

Access Constraints Most results are available online. To access the data, use one of the
options at
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/eap/fw_riv/rv_main.html.

Use Constraints None

Ancillary Keywords

water quality monitoring

temperature

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

Department of Ecology, Washington State

Data Center URL: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: CHAD WISEMAN Phone: 360-407-6682 Fax: 360-407-6884 Email: cwis461 at ecy.wa.gov Contact Address: Washington State Department of Ecology EAP/EMTS Department of Ecology 300 Desmond Drive Post Office Box 47710 City: Olympia Province or State: WA Postal Code: 98504-7710 Country: USA

Distribution

Fees: None

Personnel

CHAD WISEMAN

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: 360-407-6682

Fax: 360-407-6884

Email: cwis461 at ecy.wa.gov

Contact Address:

Washington State Department of Ecology

EAP/EMTS

Department of Ecology

300 Desmond Drive

Post Office Box 47710

City: Olympia

Province or State: WA

Postal Code: 98504-7710

Country: USA

TYLER B. STEVENS

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: (301) 614-6898

Fax: 301-614-5268

Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

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Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2002-07-30

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-12-12

Future DIF Review Date: 2003-07-30

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