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WEKIVA RIVER NEAR SANFORD, FL (USGS-02235000) 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 "WEKIVA RIVER NEAR SANFORD, FL" and has the identifier USGS-02235000. 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 189 sq mi.

This site is located in Seminole County County, Florida at 28.81426389000000 degrees latitude and -81.4193056000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolated from Digital MAP." and the accuracy is 1 seconds. This site is at an elevation of 4.96 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Level or other surveyed method." is .01 feet. The vertical coordinate reference system is NGVD29.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "USGS-02235000" 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 - 2002
Information 1993 - 2016
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1954 - 2002
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1954 - 2016
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1965 - 2002
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1993 - 1993
Nutrient 1954 - 2002
Organics, Other 1993 - 2016
Organics, PCBs 1993 - 2016
Organics, Pesticide 1993 - 2016
Physical 1932 - 2016
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-02235000
MonitoringLocationName WEKIVA RIVER NEAR SANFORD, FL
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 03080101
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 189
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 28.81426389000000
LongitudeMeasure -81.4193056000000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue 1
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from Digital MAP.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 4.96
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .01
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Level or other surveyed method.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 117
ProviderName NWIS