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L14S3 - LAKE TARPON (21FLTPA_WQX-24040032) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This lake site, maintained by the FL Dept. Environmental Protection, Southwest District (identifier 21FLTPA_WQX), has the name "L14S3 - LAKE TARPON" and has the identifier 21FLTPA_WQX-24040032. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03100206.

This site is located in Pinellas County County, Florida at 28.1371111000 degrees latitude and -82.7161944000 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-24040032" 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 2011 - 2011
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2011 - 2011
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 2011 - 2011
Information 2011 - 2011
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2011 - 2011
Microbiological 2011 - 2011
Nutrient 2011 - 2011
Organics, Other 2011 - 2011
Physical 2011 - 2011
*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-24040032
MonitoringLocationName L14S3 - LAKE TARPON
MonitoringLocationTypeName Lake
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText LAKE TARPON SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 27 SOUTH, RANGE 16 EAST. SITE IS LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT OF LAKE. FRESHWATER, HAS BEEN MONITORED AS A TEST SITE, BY DEP SOUTHWEST DISTRICT. ON THE SAME DAY AS WATER CHEMISTRY SAMPLING AT THIS SITE, MACROINVERTEBRATE SAMPLING WAS CONDUCTED AT 12 SITES SPACED APPROXIMATELY EQUIDISTANT ALONG THE SHORELINE, IN THE SUBLITTORAL ZONE OF THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT. MIGRATED FROM LEGACY STORET AGENCY CODE (21FLA ) ON 17-JUN-99 MAJOR BASIN NAME: BASIN CODE: MINOR BASIN NAME:
HUCEightDigitCode 03100206
LatitudeMeasure 28.1371111000
LongitudeMeasure -82.7161944000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 103
ProviderName STORET