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Faka Union Bay (21FLROOK_WQX-RKBFUNUT) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This estuary site, maintained by the FDEP Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Preserve (identifier 21FLROOK_WQX), has the name "Faka Union Bay" and has the identifier 21FLROOK_WQX-RKBFUNUT. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03090204.

This site is located in Collier County County, Florida at 25.9004999870 degrees latitude and -81.5159000000 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 "21FLROOK_WQX-RKBFUNUT" 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.

Leaflet USGS The National Map: National Boundaries Dataset, 3DEP Elevation Program, Geographic Names Information System, National Hydrography Dataset, National Land Cover Database, National Structures Dataset, and National Transportation Dataset; USGS Global Ecosystems; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data; USFS Road data; Natural Earth Data; U.S. Department of State HIU; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Data refreshed February, 2025.

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 2012 - 2024
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2012 - 2024
Nutrient 2012 - 2024
Physical 2012 - 2024
*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 21FLROOK_WQX
OrganizationFormalName FDEP Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Preserve
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21FLROOK_WQX-RKBFUNUT
MonitoringLocationName Faka Union Bay
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Faka Union Bay
HUCEightDigitCode 03090204
LatitudeMeasure 25.9004999870
LongitudeMeasure -81.5159000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Photo
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 021
ProviderName STORET