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ROCKY BAYOU 1/2 MI E OF BR (21FLPNS_WQX-32010GB2) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This estuary site, maintained by the FL Dept. of Environmental Protection, Northwest District (identifier 21FLPNS_WQX), has the name "ROCKY BAYOU 1/2 MI E OF BR" and has the identifier 21FLPNS_WQX-32010GB2. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03140102.

This site is located in Okaloosa County County, Florida at 30.5027778000 degrees latitude and -86.4305556000 degrees longitude using the datum UNKWN. 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-32010GB2" 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 2013 - 2016
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2013 - 2016
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 2013 - 2016
Information 2013 - 2016
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2013 - 2016
Microbiological 2013 - 2013
Nutrient 2013 - 2016
Organics, Other 2013 - 2016
Physical 2013 - 2016
*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-32010GB2
MonitoringLocationName ROCKY BAYOU 1/2 MI E OF BR
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText SEGMENT 32.1AA BODY OF WATER: BAYOU, ROCKY ROCKY BAYOU 1/2 MILE EAST OF BRIDGE CENTER OF BAYOU MIGRATED FROM LEGACY STORET AGENCY CODE (21FLA ) ON 17-JUN-99 MAJOR BASIN NAME: SOUTH-EAST BASIN CODE: 033292 MINOR BASIN NAME: CHOCTAWHATCHEE
HUCEightDigitCode 03140102
LatitudeMeasure 30.5027778000
LongitudeMeasure -86.4305556000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 091
ProviderName STORET