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Z2-SL-4004 LAKE DE SOTO (21FLGW_WQX-38340) 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 (identifier 21FLGW_WQX), has the name "Z2-SL-4004 LAKE DE SOTO" and has the identifier 21FLGW_WQX-38340. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03110201.

This site is located in Columbia County County, Florida at 30.1864302000 degrees latitude and -82.6349850000 degrees longitude using the datum WGS84. 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 "21FLGW_WQX-38340" 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 2010 - 2010
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2010 - 2010
Information 2010 - 2010
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2010 - 2010
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2010 - 2010
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2010 - 2010
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2010 - 2010
Microbiological 2010 - 2010
Nutrient 2010 - 2010
Organics, Other 2010 - 2010
Physical 2010 - 2010
*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 21FLGW_WQX
OrganizationFormalName FL Dept. of Environmental Protection
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21FLGW_WQX-38340
MonitoringLocationName Z2-SL-4004 LAKE DE SOTO
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText LAKE DE SOTO
HUCEightDigitCode 03110201
LatitudeMeasure 30.1864302000
LongitudeMeasure -82.6349850000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Differential
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 023
ProviderName STORET