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27A (21FLPBCH_WQX-27A) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This canal drainage site, maintained by the Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management Departm (identifier 21FLPBCH_WQX), has the name "27A" and has the identifier 21FLPBCH_WQX-27A. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03090206.

This site is located in Palm Beach County County, Florida at 26.5388805560 degrees latitude and -80.1229611110 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 "21FLPBCH_WQX-27A" 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, Algae, Phytoplankton 2006 - 2025
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2009 - 2016
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2011 - 2011
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2006 - 2025
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2006 - 2025
Microbiological 2006 - 2006
Nutrient 2006 - 2025
Physical 2006 - 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 21FLPBCH_WQX
OrganizationFormalName Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management Departm
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21FLPBCH_WQX-27A
MonitoringLocationName 27A
MonitoringLocationTypeName Canal Drainage
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText West side of Military Tr. Bridge over the Boynton Canal
HUCEightDigitCode 03090206
LatitudeMeasure 26.5388805560
LongitudeMeasure -80.1229611110
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Photo
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 099
ProviderName STORET