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IN JOSEPHINE CREEK AT COUNTY ROAD 17 (21FLSFWM-JOSNCR17) 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 South Florida Water Management District (identifier 21FLSFWM), has the name "IN JOSEPHINE CREEK AT COUNTY ROAD 17" and has the identifier 21FLSFWM-JOSNCR17. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03090101.

This site is located in Highlands County County, Florida at 27.3739300 degrees latitude and -81.3931242 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 "21FLSFWM-JOSNCR17" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

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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*
Information 1999 - 2002
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1988 - 2005
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1988 - 2005
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1988 - 2001
Nutrient 1988 - 2005
Physical 1988 - 2005
*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 21FLSFWM
OrganizationFormalName South Florida Water Management District
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21FLSFWM-JOSNCR17
MonitoringLocationName IN JOSEPHINE CREEK AT COUNTY ROAD 17
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText IN JOSEPHINE CREEK AT COUNTY ROAD 17
HUCEightDigitCode 03090101
LatitudeMeasure 27.3739300
LongitudeMeasure -81.3931242
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Differential
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 055
ProviderName STORET