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Water Quality Data

The Bolsa Chica Conservancy Water Quality Team has been gathering water quality data at Bolsa Chica for the past six years. The data presented here covers the years 1998 - 2004.

Station Locations:
The 10 water monitoring stations (GPS Latitude, longitude Coordinates) sampled once per week are:
•  Station 1: Inner Bolsa Bay from the center of the boardwalk (33.69608, 118.04584)
•  Station 2: Freeman Creek, East (33.69849, 118.04477)
•  Station 3: Freeman Creek, South (33.69888, 118.04559)
•  Station 4: Freeman Creek, North (33.70191, 118.05081)
•  Station 5: Inner Bolsa Bay @ Tide Gates (33.70296, 118.05254)
•  Station 6: Outer Bolsa Bay @ Tide Gates (33.70330, 118.05294)
•  Station 7: Outer Bolsa Bay @ Huntington Harbour Yacht Club (33.71239, 118.06108)
•  Station 8: Fisher's Gulch Pond (33.68460, 118.02538)
•  Station 9: Gas Plant Pond (33.68584, 118.24020)
•  Station 10: Springdale Pond (33.69621, 118.02716)

Station Descriptions:
•  Stations 1 & 5 - Muted tidal sites
•  Stations 6 & 7 - Full tidal sites
•  Stations 2, 3 & 4 - Seasonal ponds, sometimes connected to each other
•  Stations 8, 9 & 10 - Year round ponds around the perimeter of the oil fields containing urban runoff

Select the graph for the desired water quality parameter from the following list:
   •  Temperature
   •  Salinity
   •  pH
   •  Dissolved Oxygen

View the water quality data:
   •  Water Quality Data

Note:
•  To view - Left Click the item
•  To download - Right Click item, then select "Save Target As..."
   




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