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TP83 - HICKORY CREEK (21FLTPA_WQX-25020199) 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 "TP83 - HICKORY CREEK" and has the identifier 21FLTPA_WQX-25020199. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03100101.

This site is located in Hardee County County, Florida at 27.4822778000 degrees latitude and -81.8806667000 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-25020199" 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

For a more detailed breakdown of data, go to the Monitoring Report at the EPA How's My Waterway Application
Characteristic Group Date Range*
Information 1998 - 1998
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1998 - 1998
Microbiological 1998 - 1998
Physical 1998 - 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-25020199
MonitoringLocationName TP83 - HICKORY CREEK
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText HICKORY CREEK SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP 34 SOUTH, RANGE 24 EAST. TAKE I-75 SOUTH TO STAT ROAD 64. GO EAST ON STATE ROAD 64 ABOUT 36.5 MILES TO WHERE CREEK CROSSES ROAD. SAMPLING BEGINS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BRIDGE. 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 27.4822778000
LongitudeMeasure -81.8806667000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 049
ProviderName STORET