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TP93 - LIMESTONE CREEK (21FLTPA_WQX-25020214) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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This river/stream site, maintained by the FL Dept. Environmental Protection, Southwest District (identifier 21FLTPA_WQX), has the name "TP93 - LIMESTONE CREEK" and has the identifier 21FLTPA_WQX-25020214. 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 27.3572777000 degrees latitude and -81.8982222000 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-25020214" 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 2003 - 2013
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2003 - 2013
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 2013 - 2013
Information 1998 - 2013
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2003 - 2003
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1998 - 2013
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2003 - 2003
Microbiological 1998 - 2009
Nutrient 2003 - 2013
Organics, Other 2003 - 2013
Physical 1998 - 2013
*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-25020214
MonitoringLocationName TP93 - LIMESTONE CREEK
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText LIMESTONE CREEK SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 36 SOUTH, RANGE 24 EAST. TAKE I-75 SOUTH TO COUNTY ROAD 64. GO EAST ON COUNTY ROAD 64 TO COUNTY ROAD 661. GO SOUTH ON COUNTY ROAD 661 TO WHERE CREEK CROSSES ROAD (CONSULT A MAP). SAMPLING BEGINS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BRIDGE. FRESHWATER, HAS BEEN MONITORED AS A TEST SCI AND TEST BIORECON 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 27.3572777000
LongitudeMeasure -81.8982222000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS Code (Pseudo Range) Standard Position (SA Off)
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 049
ProviderName STORET