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Attapulgus Creek at SR 159 (21FLPNS_WQX-303946808427477) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This river/stream site, maintained by the FL Dept. of Environmental Protection, Northwest District (identifier 21FLPNS_WQX), has the name "Attapulgus Creek at SR 159" and has the identifier 21FLPNS_WQX-303946808427477. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03120003.

This site is located in Gadsden County County, Florida at 30.6630272000 degrees latitude and -84.4630363000 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 "21FLPNS_WQX-303946808427477" 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 2006 - 2012
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2006 - 2012
Information 2012 - 2012
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2006 - 2006
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2006 - 2012
Microbiological 2006 - 2012
Nutrient 2006 - 2012
Organics, Other 2006 - 2012
Physical 2006 - 2012
*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 21FLPNS_WQX
OrganizationFormalName FL Dept. of Environmental Protection, Northwest District
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21FLPNS_WQX-303946808427477
MonitoringLocationName Attapulgus Creek at SR 159
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText WBID 424
HUCEightDigitCode 03120003
LatitudeMeasure 30.6630272000
LongitudeMeasure -84.4630363000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 039
ProviderName STORET