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TP98 - BEAR BRANCH (21FLTPA_WQX-25020216) 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 "TP98 - BEAR BRANCH" and has the identifier 21FLTPA_WQX-25020216. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03100101.

This site is located in Desoto County County, Florida at 27.3302778000 degrees latitude and -81.8530556000 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-25020216" 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 2009 - 2010
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2009 - 2010
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 2009 - 2010
Information 1998 - 2010
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1998 - 1998
Microbiological 1998 - 1998
Nutrient 2009 - 2010
Physical 1998 - 2010
*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-25020216
MonitoringLocationName TP98 - BEAR BRANCH
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText BEAR BRANCH SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 36 SOUTH, RANGE 25 EAST. TAKE I-75 SOUTH TO STAT ROAD 70. GO EAST ON STATE ROAD 70 TO COUNTY ROAD 661 (ABOUT 3 MILES WE OF ARCADIA). GO NORTH ON COUNTY ROAD 661 TO BROWNVILLE ROAD. GO EAST ON BROWNVILLE ROAD TO WILLIAMS ROAD. GO NORTH ON WILLIAMS ROAD TO WHE CREEK CROSSES ROAD. SAMPLING BEGINS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BRIDGE. FRESHWATER, HAS BEEN MONITORED AS A TEST SCI AND TEST BIORECON SITE, B 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 27.3302778000
LongitudeMeasure -81.8530556000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 027
ProviderName STORET