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LITTLE WEKIVA RIVER NEAR ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL (USGS-02234990) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This stream site, maintained by the USGS Florida Water Science Center (identifier USGS-FL), has the name "LITTLE WEKIVA RIVER NEAR ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL" and has the identifier USGS-02234990. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03080101. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 42.4 sq mi.

This site is located in Seminole County County, Florida at 28.68721920000000 degrees latitude and -81.3970138000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Long range navigation system." and the accuracy is 1 seconds.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-02234990" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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*
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2000 - 2001
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 2000 - 2001
Information 1972 - 2001
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1972 - 2001
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1972 - 2001
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1972 - 2001
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1972 - 2001
Microbiological 1972 - 1973
Nutrient 1972 - 2001
Organics, Other 1972 - 2001
Organics, PCBs 1972 - 1993
Organics, Pesticide 1972 - 2001
Physical 1972 - 2001
Radiochemical 1993 - 1993
Sediment 1993 - 1993
*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 USGS-FL
OrganizationFormalName USGS Florida Water Science Center
MonitoringLocationIdentifier USGS-02234990
MonitoringLocationName LITTLE WEKIVA RIVER NEAR ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 03080101
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 42.4
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 28.68721920000000
LongitudeMeasure -81.3970138000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Long range navigation system.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 117
ProviderName NWIS