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31B (21FLPBCH-31B) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This canal drainage site, maintained by the Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Managemnt(Florida) (identifier 21FLPBCH), has the name "31B" and has the identifier 21FLPBCH-31B. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03090206.

This site is located in Palm Beach County County, Florida at 26.4221939 degrees latitude and -80.0737589 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 0 ft No vertical location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "21FLPBCH-31B" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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When were data collected at this location?

Periods of record for data characteristic groups

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Biological 2001 - 2001
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2000 - 2001
Microbiological 2000 - 2001
Nutrient 2000 - 2001
Physical 2000 - 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 21FLPBCH
OrganizationFormalName Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Managemnt(Florida)
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21FLPBCH-31B
MonitoringLocationName 31B
MonitoringLocationTypeName Canal Drainage
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Located within the C-15 Canal. East of I-95 on US Hwy. 1. Canal divides the City of Delray Beach and the City of Boca Raton. Grab sample is collected off the middle-east side of the bridge. Site became dormant 10/01/2001 when PBC ERM took on SFWMD contract, and sampling location changed to SFWMD site C15S40 (475 feet east of PBC site 31B, at the control structure).
HUCEightDigitCode 03090206
LatitudeMeasure 26.4221939
LongitudeMeasure -80.0737589
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 0
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName Unknown
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 099
ProviderName STORET