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WQP Home >  Providers >  STORET >  21FLMONR_WQX >  21FLMONR_WQX-42-BLOCK 28

Canal Little Torch Key ZONE 3 (21FLMONR_WQX-42-BLOCK 28) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This ocean site, maintained by the MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (identifier 21FLMONR_WQX), has the name "Canal Little Torch Key ZONE 3" and has the identifier 21FLMONR_WQX-42-BLOCK 28. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03090203.

This site is located in Monroe County County, Florida at 24.6754849870 degrees latitude and -81.3840868300 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 "21FLMONR_WQX-42-BLOCK 28" 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, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2020 - 2021
Nutrient 2020 - 2021
Physical 2020 - 2021
*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 21FLMONR_WQX
OrganizationFormalName MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21FLMONR_WQX-42-BLOCK 28
MonitoringLocationName Canal Little Torch Key ZONE 3
MonitoringLocationTypeName Ocean
HUCEightDigitCode 03090203
LatitudeMeasure 24.6754849870
LongitudeMeasure -81.3840868300
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Photo
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 087
ProviderName STORET