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WQP Home >  Providers >  STORET >  21FLSFWM >  21FLSFWM-S79

S-79 SPILLWAY & LOCK ON CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER NR OLGA (21FLSFWM-S79) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This canal transport site, maintained by the South Florida Water Management District (identifier 21FLSFWM), has the name "S-79 SPILLWAY & LOCK ON CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER NR OLGA" and has the identifier 21FLSFWM-S79. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03090205.

This site is located in Lee County County, Florida at 26.7239569 degrees latitude and -81.6984111 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-S79" 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*
Biological 1993 - 1994
Inorganics, Major, Metals 1981 - 2009
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1981 - 2009
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 1981 - 2001
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 1984 - 2000
Nutrient 1981 - 2009
Organics, Other 1981 - 1996
Organics, PCBs 1979 - 2008
Organics, Pesticide 1979 - 2008
Physical 1981 - 2009
*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-S79
MonitoringLocationName S-79 SPILLWAY & LOCK ON CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER NR OLGA
MonitoringLocationTypeName Canal Transport
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText S-79 SPILLWAY & LOCK ON CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER NR OLGA
HUCEightDigitCode 03090205
LatitudeMeasure 26.7239569
LongitudeMeasure -81.6984111
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Differential
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 071
ProviderName STORET