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TP16 - PEACE CREEK CANAL (21FLTPA_WQX-25020039) 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 "TP16 - PEACE CREEK CANAL" and has the identifier 21FLTPA_WQX-25020039. 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 27.9247778000 degrees latitude and -81.7957500000 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-25020039" into the "Site ID" box under Site Parameters

What other monitoring locations are upstream or downstream from this one?

Upstream and downstream locations

This map shows all Water Quality Portal stations that are 10 miles upstream (dashed dark blue) and 10 miles downstream (solid light blue) of this monitoring location (indicated by the large blue circle). The upstream and downstream functionality is provided by the Network Linked Data Index.

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 2003 - 2008
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2003 - 2008
Information 1998 - 2008
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2003 - 2008
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1998 - 2008
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2003 - 2003
Microbiological 1998 - 2008
Nutrient 2003 - 2008
Organics, Other 2003 - 2008
Physical 1998 - 2008
*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-25020039
MonitoringLocationName TP16 - PEACE CREEK CANAL
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText PEACE CREEK CANAL SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP 29 SOUTH, RANGE 25 EAST. SAMPLING POINT IS ON THE UPSTREAM (EAST) SIDE OF THE BRIDGE, LOCATED 1 MILE NORTH OF STATE ROAD 60 ON 91 MINE ROAD. FRESHWATER, 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 03100101
LatitudeMeasure 27.9247778000
LongitudeMeasure -81.7957500000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Other
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 105
ProviderName STORET