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WQP Home >  Providers >  STORET >  21FLFTM_WQX >  21FLFTM_WQX-26010329

LAKE LOTELA IN CENTER OF LAKE (21FLFTM_WQX-26010329) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This lake site, maintained by the FL Dept. of Environmental Protection, South District (identifier 21FLFTM_WQX), has the name "LAKE LOTELA IN CENTER OF LAKE" and has the identifier 21FLFTM_WQX-26010329. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03090101.

This site is located in Highlands County County, Florida at 27.3147222000 degrees latitude and -81.3516667000 degrees longitude using the datum UNKWN. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "21FLFTM_WQX-26010329" 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, Cyanobacteria 2001 - 2001
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2001 - 2001
Information 2001 - 2001
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2001 - 2001
Microbiological 2001 - 2001
Nutrient 2001 - 2001
Physical 2001 - 2001
*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 21FLFTM_WQX
OrganizationFormalName FL Dept. of Environmental Protection, South District
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21FLFTM_WQX-26010329
MonitoringLocationName LAKE LOTELA IN CENTER OF LAKE
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText THIS STATION WAS SAMPLED AS PART OF A LAKES BIOASSESSMENT PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION, BEGUN FEB 1994 MIGRATED FROM LEGACY STORET AGENCY CODE (21FLA ) ON 17-JUN-99 MAJOR BASIN NAME: SOUTHEAST BASIN CODE: 032601 MINOR BASIN NAME: KISSIMMEE RIVER
HUCEightDigitCode 03090101
LatitudeMeasure 27.3147222000
LongitudeMeasure -81.3516667000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 055
ProviderName STORET