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Z6-LL-8011 OKEECHOBEE, LAKE (21FLGW_WQX-45125) 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 "Z6-LL-8011 OKEECHOBEE, LAKE" and has the identifier 21FLGW_WQX-45125. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03090201.

This site is located in Martin County County, Florida at 27.0068663000 degrees latitude and -80.6355940000 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-45125" 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 2014 - 2014
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2014 - 2014
Information 2014 - 2014
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2014 - 2014
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2014 - 2014
Microbiological 2014 - 2014
Nutrient 2014 - 2014
Organics, Other 2014 - 2014
Physical 2014 - 2014
*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-45125
MonitoringLocationName Z6-LL-8011 OKEECHOBEE, LAKE
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText OKEECHOBEE, LAKE
HUCEightDigitCode 03090201
LatitudeMeasure 27.0068663000
LongitudeMeasure -80.6355940000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Differential
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 085
ProviderName STORET