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C OF GEM LAKE IN WINTER HAVEN FL (21FLPOLK-GEM WH1) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This lake site, maintained by the Polk County Water Resources (Florida) (identifier 21FLPOLK), has the name "C OF GEM LAKE IN WINTER HAVEN FL" and has the identifier 21FLPOLK-GEM WH1. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03100101.

This site is located in Polk County County, Florida at 28.0344444 degrees latitude and -81.7111111 degrees longitude using the datum UNKWN. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 0 ft No vertical location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "21FLPOLK-GEM WH1" 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 1989 - 2003
Information 1989 - 2003
Nutrient 1989 - 2003
Physical 1989 - 2003
*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 21FLPOLK
OrganizationFormalName Polk County Water Resources (Florida)
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21FLPOLK-GEM WH1
MonitoringLocationName C OF GEM LAKE IN WINTER HAVEN FL
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
HUCEightDigitCode 03100101
LatitudeMeasure 28.0344444
LongitudeMeasure -81.7111111
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Unknown
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 0
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName Unknown
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 105
ProviderName STORET