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CHARLOTTE HARBOR ENTRANCE TO ALLIGATOR BAY (SWFMDDEP-CH-05B) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This estuary site, maintained by the Southwest Florida Water Management District (FLDEP) (identifier SWFMDDEP), has the name "CHARLOTTE HARBOR ENTRANCE TO ALLIGATOR BAY" and has the identifier SWFMDDEP-CH-05B.

This site is located in Unspecified County, Unspecified at 26.9531667 degrees latitude and -0.1091667 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 0 ft No vertical location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "SWFMDDEP-CH-05B" 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 1998 - 2000
Information 1998 - 2000
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1998 - 2000
Nutrient 1998 - 2000
Organics, Other 1998 - 2000
Physical 1998 - 2000
Stable Isotopes 1998 - 2000
*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 SWFMDDEP
OrganizationFormalName Southwest Florida Water Management District (FLDEP)
MonitoringLocationIdentifier SWFMDDEP-CH-05B
MonitoringLocationName CHARLOTTE HARBOR ENTRANCE TO ALLIGATOR BAY
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
LatitudeMeasure 26.9531667
LongitudeMeasure -0.1091667
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Carrier Phase Kinematic Relative Position
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 0
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName Unknown
CountryCode US
StateCode 00
CountyCode 000
ProviderName STORET