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EIGHTMILE CK. @ JONES RD 1.8 MI. EAST SR 51 (21FLA_WQX-22050071) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This river/stream site, maintained by the FL Dept. of Environmental Protection, Northeast District (identifier 21FLA_WQX), has the name "EIGHTMILE CK. @ JONES RD 1.8 MI. EAST SR 51" and has the identifier 21FLA_WQX-22050071. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03110102.

This site is located in Dixie County County, Florida at 29.8051667000 degrees latitude and -83.2894444000 degrees longitude using the datum UNKWN. 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 "21FLA_WQX-22050071" 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 2011 - 2011
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2011 - 2011
Information 2003 - 2011
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2011 - 2011
Microbiological 2011 - 2011
Nutrient 2011 - 2011
Organics, Other 2011 - 2011
Physical 2003 - 2012
*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 21FLA_WQX
OrganizationFormalName FL Dept. of Environmental Protection, Northeast District
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21FLA_WQX-22050071
MonitoringLocationName EIGHTMILE CK. @ JONES RD 1.8 MI. EAST SR 51
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText EIGHTMILE CREEK APPROXIMATELY 2.8 MILES NORTHEAST OF JUNCTION US 19/98 AND SR 51 MIGRATED FROM LEGACY STORET AGENCY CODE (21FLA ) ON 17-JUN-99 MAJOR BASIN NAME: SOUTHEAST BASIN CODE: 032205 MINOR BASIN NAME: OCHLOCKONEE-ST. MARKS RIVER
HUCEightDigitCode 03110102
LatitudeMeasure 29.8051667000
LongitudeMeasure -83.2894444000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 029
ProviderName STORET