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REEDY CREEK NEAR LOUGHMAN, FL (USGS-02266500) 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 "REEDY CREEK NEAR LOUGHMAN, FL" and has the identifier USGS-02266500. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03090101. See more details of this site the the USGS NWIS Web page for this site. This site has a drainage area of 177 sq mi.

This site is located in Osceola County County, Florida at 28.26362340000000 degrees latitude and -81.5364620000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Unknown." and the accuracy is Unknown Unknown. The source map scale is 1:24000. This site is at an elevation of 64.49 feet and the accuracy of the elevation measurement, collected using the method "Interpolated from topographic map." is .1 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-02266500" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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

Upstream and downstream locations

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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 1971 - 2003
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1959 - 2009
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1959 - 2009
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1959 - 2009
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1971 - 2009
Microbiological 1969 - 1983
Nutrient 1959 - 2009
Organics, Other 1970 - 2009
Organics, PCBs 1972 - 2003
Organics, Pesticide 1971 - 2003
Physical 1959 - 2009
Radiochemical 1981 - 1981
*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-02266500
MonitoringLocationName REEDY CREEK NEAR LOUGHMAN, FL
MonitoringLocationTypeName Stream
HUCEightDigitCode 03090101
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureValue 177
DrainageAreaMeasure/MeasureUnitCode sq mi
LatitudeMeasure 28.26362340000000
LongitudeMeasure -81.5364620000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 24000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode Unknown
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown.
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 64.49
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue .1
VerticalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode feet
VerticalCollectionMethodName Interpolated from topographic map.
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NGVD29
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 097
ProviderName NWIS