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TP34 - HOMOSASSA RIVER (21FLTPA_WQX-24040021) 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 "TP34 - HOMOSASSA RIVER" and has the identifier 21FLTPA_WQX-24040021. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03100207.

This site is located in Citrus County County, Florida at 28.7993889000 degrees latitude and -82.5894722000 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-24040021" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

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Upstream and downstream locations

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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 1997 - 1998
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1997 - 1998
Microbiological 1997 - 1998
Physical 1997 - 1998
*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-24040021
MonitoringLocationName TP34 - HOMOSASSA RIVER
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText HOMOSASSA RIVER (WF/TS/SWAMP). SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 19 SOUTH, RANGE 17 EAST. TAKE 1-75 NORTH TO STATE ROAD 50, GO WEST ON STATE ROAD 50 TO U.S. HWY.98. TAKE U.S. HWY. 98 WEST TO U.S. HWY. 19. GO NORTH ON U.S. HWY. 19 TO HOMOSASSA SPRINGS. TURN LEFT ON WEST HALLS RIVER ROAD (GO PAST THE FIRST ENTRANCE TO THE PARK ON U.S. HWY. 19). CONTINUE ON WEST HALLS RIVER ROAD PAST FISHBOWL DRIVE, TURN LEFT ON LINLEY DRIVE (LOOK FOR MAILBOXES ON LEFT). CONTINUE ON LINLEY TO FORK IN ROAD (PARK RANGER RESIDENCE AT THE FORK), VEER TO THE RIGHT, CONTINUE PAST RESIDENCE TO BACK ENTRANCE OF ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS EXHIBIT. SAMPLE FROM FOOT BRIDGE INSIDE PARK (RIVER BRIDGE). SITE IS 20 METERS WEST OF HOMOSASSA SPRINGS, EXTENDS 100 METERS DOWNSTREAM. BRACKISH REFERENCE SCI SITE MONITORED ONE EVERY TWO YEARS. ALSO MONITORED BY SW DISTRICT DEP FOR TREND CHEM DURING OTHER SEASONS AND YEARS.
HUCEightDigitCode 03100207
LatitudeMeasure 28.7993889000
LongitudeMeasure -82.5894722000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 017
ProviderName STORET