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Fort Simmons branch (21FLFTM_WQX-28020251FTM) 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, South District (identifier 21FLFTM_WQX), has the name "Fort Simmons branch" and has the identifier 21FLFTM_WQX-28020251FTM. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03090205.

This site is located in Hendry County County, Florida at 26.7136400000 degrees latitude and -81.5180500000 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 "21FLFTM_WQX-28020251FTM" 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 2012 - 2012
Biological, Algae, Cyanobacteria 2000 - 2014
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2000 - 2014
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 2012 - 2012
Information 2000 - 2014
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2001 - 2005
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2000 - 2014
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2000 - 2013
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2001 - 2013
Microbiological 2000 - 2012
Nutrient 2000 - 2014
Organics, Other 2000 - 2014
Organics, Pesticide 2000 - 2003
Physical 2000 - 2014
*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 21FLFTM_WQX
OrganizationFormalName FL Dept. of Environmental Protection, South District
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21FLFTM_WQX-28020251FTM
MonitoringLocationName Fort Simmons branch
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Fort Simmons branch
HUCEightDigitCode 03090205
LatitudeMeasure 26.7136400000
LongitudeMeasure -81.5180500000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Photo
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 051
ProviderName STORET