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Cherokee Sink (21FLFSI_WQX-CHEROKEE SINK) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This other-surface water site, maintained by the HOWARD T ODUM FLORIDA SPRINGS INSTITUTE (identifier 21FLFSI_WQX), has the name "Cherokee Sink" and has the identifier 21FLFSI_WQX-CHEROKEE SINK. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03120001.

This site is located in Wakulla County County, Florida at 30.2128616350 degrees latitude and -84.3043427470 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 "21FLFSI_WQX-CHEROKEE SINK" 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

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Characteristic Group Date Range*
Nutrient 2024 - 2024
*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 21FLFSI_WQX
OrganizationFormalName HOWARD T ODUM FLORIDA SPRINGS INSTITUTE
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21FLFSI_WQX-CHEROKEE SINK
MonitoringLocationName Cherokee Sink
MonitoringLocationTypeName Other-Surface Water
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Surface Water
HUCEightDigitCode 03120001
LatitudeMeasure 30.2128616350
LongitudeMeasure -84.3043427470
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Photo
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 129
ProviderName STORET