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USGS 01303152 WEST HARBOR AT OYSTER BAY NWR AT BAYVILLE NY

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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LOCATION.--Lat 40°54'12.8", long 73°32'36.1" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Nassau County, NY, Hydrologic Unit 02030201, located in West Harbor Memorial Park.
REVISIONS HISTORY.--Some erroneous phycoerythrin data for the period of Dec. 19, 2023 to Apr. 1, 2024 were removed on Sept. 5, 2024 due to a discovered error in the extremes.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum elevation, 7.30 ft, Jan. 13, 2024; minimum elevation, about -5.94 ft, Mar. 11, 2024.
PERIOD OF RECORD1.--July 2023 to current year.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD1.--WATER TEMPERATURE: July 2023 to current year. 
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: July 2023 to current year. 
SALINITY: July 2023 to current year. 
pH: July 2023 to current year. 
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: July 2023 to current year. 
TURBIDITY: July 2023 to current year. 
CHLOROPHYLL: July 2023 to current year.
PHYCOERYTHRIN: July 2023 to current year.

INSTRUMENTATION1.--A continuous water-quality monitor with water temperature, specific conductance, pH, dissolved oxygen, chlorophyll fluorescence, and phycocyanin fluorescence provides 6-minute-interval readings. Salinity record computed from specific-conductance readings.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD1.--WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 29.6°C, July 17, 2023; minimum, -0.3°C, Jan. 22, 2024.
SALINITY: Maximum, 26.0 psu, Aug. 9, 10, 11, 2023; minimum, 19.8 psu, Sept. 30, 2023.
pH: Maximum, 8.4 on several days in February 2024; minimum, 7.1, Aug. 5, 2023.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum, 14.9 mg/L, Feb. 5, 2024; minimum, 2.6 mg/L Aug. 24, 2023. 
TURBIDITY: Maximum, 69.1 FNU, Aug. 13, 2023; minimum, 1.1 FNU, Oct. 10, 2023, Mar. 19, 2024.
CHLOROPHYLL FLUORESCENCE: Maximum, 94.75 ug/L, Nov. 10, 2023, 26.56 RFU, Nov. 7, 2023; minimum 0.02 ug/L, Jan. 14, 2024, 0.01 RFU, Jan. 14, Mar. 12, 2024.
PHYCOERYTHRIN FLUORESCENCE: Maximum, 267 ug/L, 95.3 RFU, Nov. 15, 2023; minimum, 0.02 ug/L, 0.03 RFU, Jan. 14, 2024.

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This station managed by the NY Water Science Center Coram.

Available Parameters Period of Record
  
2023-07-15  2024-11-21
2023-07-12  2024-11-22
2023-07-12  2024-11-21
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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius

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Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius

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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter

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pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units

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Chlorophyll relative fluorescence (fChl), water, in situ, relative fluorescence units (RFU)

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Chlorophyll fluorescence (fChl), water, in situ, concentration estimated from reference material, micrograms per liter as chlorophyll

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Phycoerythrin relative fluorescence (fPE), water, in situ, relative fluorescence units (RFU)

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Phycoerythrin fluorescence (fPE), water, in situ, concentration estimated from reference material, micrograms per liter as phycoerythrin

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Estuary or ocean water surface elevation above NAVD 1988, feet

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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)

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Salinity, water, unfiltered, practical salinity units at 25 degrees Celsius

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