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Apalachee Bay near St. Marks Lighthouse Site 1 (21FLWQSP_WQX-APALACHEEBAYSM1) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This estuary site, maintained by the FDEP, Water Quality Standards and Special Projects (Florida) (identifier 21FLWQSP_WQX), has the name "Apalachee Bay near St. Marks Lighthouse Site 1" and has the identifier 21FLWQSP_WQX-APALACHEEBAYSM1.

This site is located in Wakulla County County, Florida at 30.0760000000 degrees latitude and -84.1890000000 degrees longitude using the datum WGS84. 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 "21FLWQSP_WQX-APALACHEEBAYSM1" 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 2010 - 2011
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2010 - 2011
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 2010 - 2011
Nutrient 2010 - 2011
Organics, Other 2010 - 2011
Physical 2010 - 2011
*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 21FLWQSP_WQX
OrganizationFormalName FDEP, Water Quality Standards and Special Projects (Florida)
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21FLWQSP_WQX-APALACHEEBAYSM1
MonitoringLocationName Apalachee Bay near St. Marks Lighthouse Site 1
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
LatitudeMeasure 30.0760000000
LongitudeMeasure -84.1890000000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA On)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 129
ProviderName STORET