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DEKLE BEACH (21FLDOH_WQX-TAYLOR278) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This beach program site-ocean site, maintained by the Division of Environmental Health, Bureau of Water Programs (identifier 21FLDOH_WQX), has the name "DEKLE BEACH" and has the identifier 21FLDOH_WQX-TAYLOR278. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03110102.

This site is located in Taylor County County, Florida at 29.8507668010 degrees latitude and -83.6199020000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolation-Photo" and the accuracy is Unknown seconds. The source map scale is 1:0.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "21FLDOH_WQX-TAYLOR278" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Microbiological 2000 - 2011
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

For the definitions of the metadata elements, please go to the Water Quality Portal user guide

Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 21FLDOH_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Division of Environmental Health, Bureau of Water Programs
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21FLDOH_WQX-TAYLOR278
MonitoringLocationName DEKLE BEACH
MonitoringLocationTypeName BEACH Program Site-Ocean
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText FL588133
HUCEightDigitCode 03110102
LatitudeMeasure 29.8507668010
LongitudeMeasure -83.6199020000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Photo
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 123
ProviderName STORET