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Caloosahatchee R. @ USGS Station- Shell Point - WB 3240A (21FLFTM_WQX-G3SD0109) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This estuary site, maintained by the FL Dept. of Environmental Protection, South District (identifier 21FLFTM_WQX), has the name "Caloosahatchee R. @ USGS Station- Shell Point - WB 3240A" and has the identifier 21FLFTM_WQX-G3SD0109. 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 26.5239507970 degrees latitude and -82.0044748340 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolation-Photo" and the accuracy is Unknown seconds.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "21FLFTM_WQX-G3SD0109" 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 2018 - 2020
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2018 - 2020
Information 2018 - 2020
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2018 - 2020
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2018 - 2020
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2018 - 2020
Microbiological 2019 - 2020
Nutrient 2018 - 2020
Organics, Other 2018 - 2020
Physical 2018 - 2020
*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-G3SD0109
MonitoringLocationName Caloosahatchee R. @ USGS Station- Shell Point - WB 3240A
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Caloosahatchee R. @ USGS Station- Shell Point - WB 3240A
HUCEightDigitCode 03100103
LatitudeMeasure 26.5239507970
LongitudeMeasure -82.0044748340
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Photo
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 071
ProviderName STORET