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New WQX 3.0 profiles are available at waterqualitydata.us/beta/. These profiles will contain recent USGS data added since March 11, 2024, which marks the beginning of limited accessibility for USGS data. Read more about the 3.0 profiles and associated changes here. This user interface only serves WQX2.2 profiles, which do NOT contain USGS data added after March 11, 2024.

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STATION 5C (11NPSWRD_WQX-CANA_NPS_5C) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This estuary site, maintained by the National Park Service Water Resources Division (identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX), has the name "STATION 5C" and has the identifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CANA_NPS_5C. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03080202.

This site is located in Volusia County County, Florida at 28.8791944000 degrees latitude and -80.8378056000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD27. 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 "11NPSWRD_WQX-CANA_NPS_5C" 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.

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, Phytoplankton 1991 - 1992
Physical 1991 - 1992
*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 11NPSWRD_WQX
OrganizationFormalName National Park Service Water Resources Division
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 11NPSWRD_WQX-CANA_NPS_5C
MonitoringLocationName STATION 5C
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText SITE IS LOCATED ON THE ARIEL FLORIDA 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) QUADRANGLE. IT IS LOCATED IN THE NORTHERN SECTION OF THE PARK IN MOSQUITO LAGOON & IS THE NORTHERN MOST STATION OF A TRANSECT RUNNING IN A SOUTH TO NORTH DIRECTION. IT IS ON THE WEST EDGE OF THE LAGOON IN AN AREA OF SHALLOW WATER(MAX DEPTH OF 1.4 METERS) WITH EXTREMELY LIMITED VEGETATIVE COVER & HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY TIDAL FLUCTUATIONS & ASSOCIATED SCOUR. DATA WERE COLLECTED ONLY ON DAYS WHEN WEATHER MET CERTAIN CRITERIA(SEA STATES LESS THAN 2 & NO EXCESSIVE RAIN OR LIGHTNING). A LORAN C WAS USED TO LOCATE STATIONS. SURFACE SAMPLES WERE COLLECTED AT ONE OF THE THREE STATIONS ON THE TRANSECT(5A 5B OR 5C) ON A BIWEEKLY SCHEDULE BEGINNING IN 7/91 UNTIL 6/92. DATA WERE COLLECTED BY BIONETICS/ DYNAMAC UNDER CONTRACT TO NPS. SITE IS RESPONSIBILITY OF JOHN STINER RESOURCE MGMTCANAVERAL NATIONAL SEASHORE 308 JULIA ST TITUSVILLE FL 327963521 PH.(407)2671110. DATA PROCESSED & UPLOADED TO STORET BY RANDY SIDDENS AT NPS WRD FORT COLLINS COLORADO. PH.(970)2253556.*** Legacy STORET Station Type: /TYPA/AMBNT/ESTURY
HUCEightDigitCode 03080202
LatitudeMeasure 28.8791944000
LongitudeMeasure -80.8378056000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD27
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 127
ProviderName STORET