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Buck Lake @ Middle (21FLFTM_WQX-G4SD0158) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This lake site, maintained by the FL Dept. of Environmental Protection, South District (identifier 21FLFTM_WQX), has the name "Buck Lake @ Middle" and has the identifier 21FLFTM_WQX-G4SD0158. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03090101.

This site is located in Highlands County County, Florida at 27.2354200010 degrees latitude and -81.3325800000 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-G4SD0158" 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 2017 - 2025
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2017 - 2025
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 2017 - 2017
Information 2017 - 2025
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2021 - 2022
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2017 - 2025
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2021 - 2022
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2021 - 2022
Microbiological 2018 - 2018
Not Assigned 2020 - 2022
Nutrient 2017 - 2025
Organics, BDEs 2022 - 2022
Organics, Other 2017 - 2025
Organics, Pesticide 2020 - 2022
Physical 2017 - 2025
*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-G4SD0158
MonitoringLocationName Buck Lake @ Middle
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Buck Lake @ Middle
HUCEightDigitCode 03090101
LatitudeMeasure 27.2354200010
LongitudeMeasure -81.3325800000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Photo
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 055
ProviderName STORET