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TP20 - SARASOTA BAY (21FLTPA_WQX-24010019) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This ocean site, maintained by the FL Dept. Environmental Protection, Southwest District (identifier 21FLTPA_WQX), has the name "TP20 - SARASOTA BAY" and has the identifier 21FLTPA_WQX-24010019. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03100201.

This site is located in Manatee County County, Florida at 27.4383611000 degrees latitude and -82.6802777000 degrees longitude using the datum WGS84. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "21FLTPA_WQX-24010019" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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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*
Information 2009 - 2009
Physical 2009 - 2009
*Date ranges may contain gap years

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Detailed Metadata

For the definitions of the metadata elements, please go to the Water Quality Portal user guide

Location Metadata Value
OrganizationIdentifier 21FLTPA_WQX
OrganizationFormalName FL Dept. Environmental Protection, Southwest District
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21FLTPA_WQX-24010019
MonitoringLocationName TP20 - SARASOTA BAY
MonitoringLocationTypeName Ocean
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText SARASOTA BAY (FORMERLY OR PROXIMAL TO #24010401). SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 35 SOUTH, RANGE 16 EAST. APPROACH SITE BY TAKING STATE ROAD 789 TO BROADWAY ROAD, TURN LEFT ON BROADWAY ROAD. SAMPLING POINT IS AT THE END OF BROADWAY ROAD FROM THE PIER ADJACENT TO THE STONE CRAB RESTAURANT. MARINE, HAS BEEN MONITORED AS A TREND SITE, BY DEP SOUTHWEST DISTRICT. MIGRATED FROM LEGACY STORET AGENCY CODE (21FLA ) ON 17-JUN-99 MAJOR BASIN NAME: BASIN CODE: MINOR BASIN NAME:
HUCEightDigitCode 03100201
LatitudeMeasure 27.4383611000
LongitudeMeasure -82.6802777000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 081
ProviderName STORET