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201 Sike's Cut (21FLANER_WQX-APASCNUT) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This ocean site, maintained by the FDEP APALACHICOLA NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE (identifier 21FLANER_WQX), has the name "201 Sike's Cut" and has the identifier 21FLANER_WQX-APASCNUT.

This site is located in Franklin County County, Florida at 29.6066999890 degrees latitude and -84.9467000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolation-Photo" and the accuracy is Unknown seconds. The source map scale is 1:0.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "21FLANER_WQX-APASCNUT" 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, Algae, Cyanobacteria 2013 - 2025
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2002 - 2025
Nutrient 2002 - 2025
Physical 2003 - 2025
*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 21FLANER_WQX
OrganizationFormalName FDEP APALACHICOLA NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21FLANER_WQX-APASCNUT
MonitoringLocationName 201 Sike's Cut
MonitoringLocationTypeName Ocean
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText This site is selected to characterize true marine water and is located south of Sikes Cut in the Gulf of Mexico. The site is near the eastern portion of state owned and managed Cape St. George Island and near the western end of St. George Island in an area consisting of single family and vacation homes. Sikes Cut allows tidal exchange of high salinity water from the Gulf of Mexico and lower salinity water from Apalachicola Bay. Sikes Cut is an important pass utilized by commercial and recreational vessels
LatitudeMeasure 29.6066999890
LongitudeMeasure -84.9467000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Photo
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 037
ProviderName STORET