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WQP Home >  Providers >  STORET >  21FLFTM_WQX >  21FLFTM_WQX-28020278FTM

FGCU oyster study site 1 (21FLFTM_WQX-28020278FTM) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This estuary site, maintained by the FL Dept. of Environmental Protection, South District (identifier 21FLFTM_WQX), has the name "FGCU oyster study site 1" and has the identifier 21FLFTM_WQX-28020278FTM. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03100103.

This site is located in Lee County County, Florida at 26.5389444000 degrees latitude and -81.9959167000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. 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-28020278FTM" 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 2002 - 2002
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2001 - 2002
Information 2001 - 2002
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2002 - 2002
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2002 - 2002
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2002 - 2002
Microbiological 2001 - 2002
Nutrient 2001 - 2002
Organics, Other 2002 - 2002
Physical 2001 - 2002
*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-28020278FTM
MonitoringLocationName FGCU oyster study site 1
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText FGCU oyster study site 1. Mouth of Caloosa hatchee river just east of Tarpon Point marina
HUCEightDigitCode 03100103
LatitudeMeasure 26.5389444000
LongitudeMeasure -81.9959167000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Carrier Phase Kinematic Relative Position
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 071
ProviderName STORET