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TP78 - POLEY CREEK (21FLTPA_WQX-24020078) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This river/stream site, maintained by the FL Dept. Environmental Protection, Southwest District (identifier 21FLTPA_WQX), has the name "TP78 - POLEY CREEK" and has the identifier 21FLTPA_WQX-24020078. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03100204.

This site is located in Polk County County, Florida at 27.9386111000 degrees latitude and -82.0230833000 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-24020078" 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 2005 - 2005
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2005 - 2005
Information 1997 - 2005
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2005 - 2005
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1997 - 2005
Microbiological 1998 - 2005
Nutrient 2005 - 2005
Organics, Other 2005 - 2005
Physical 1997 - 2005
*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 21FLTPA_WQX
OrganizationFormalName FL Dept. Environmental Protection, Southwest District
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21FLTPA_WQX-24020078
MonitoringLocationName TP78 - POLEY CREEK
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText POLEY CREEK SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 29 SOUTH, RANGE 23 EAST. TAKE STATE ROAD 60 EAST TO CORONET ROAD (ABOUT 4.5 MILES WEST OF MULBERRY), TURN LEFT. GO TO SHEPHERD ROAD, TURN RIGHT AND CONTINUE ABOUT 1.5 MILES TO WHERE CREEK CROSSES ROAD. SAMPLING BEGINS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE BRIDGE. FRESHWATER, HAS BEEN MONITORED IN RESPONSE TO THE 12/97 MULBERRY PHOSPHATES SPILL, AND FOR TMDL WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT, BY DEP SOUTHWEST DISTRICT. MIGRATED FROM LEGACY STORET AGENCY CODE (21FLA ) ON 17-JUN-99 MAJOR BASIN NAME: BASIN CODE: MINOR BASIN NAME:
HUCEightDigitCode 03100204
LatitudeMeasure 27.9386111000
LongitudeMeasure -82.0230833000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 105
ProviderName STORET