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Bridge Sanibel-Captiva (21FLFTM_WQX-G2SD0042) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This estuary site, maintained by the FL Dept. of Environmental Protection, South District (identifier 21FLFTM_WQX), has the name "Bridge Sanibel-Captiva" and has the identifier 21FLFTM_WQX-G2SD0042. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03100103.

This site is located in Lee County County, Florida at 26.4717174900 degrees latitude and -82.1646520100 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-G2SD0042" 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*
Microbiological 2019 - 2019
Physical 2019 - 2019
*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-G2SD0042
MonitoringLocationName Bridge Sanibel-Captiva
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Bridge Sanibel-Captiva
HUCEightDigitCode 03100103
LatitudeMeasure 26.4717174900
LongitudeMeasure -82.1646520100
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Photo
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 071
ProviderName STORET