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TP126 - DEER PRAIRE SLOUGH (21FLTPA_WQX-25030603) 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 "TP126 - DEER PRAIRE SLOUGH" and has the identifier 21FLTPA_WQX-25030603. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03100102.

This site is located in Sarasota County County, Florida at 27.0995556000 degrees latitude and -82.2715278000 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-25030603" 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 - 2008
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2003 - 2008
Information 1999 - 2008
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2003 - 2008
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1999 - 2008
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2003 - 2008
Microbiological 1999 - 2008
Nutrient 2003 - 2008
Organics, Other 2003 - 2008
Physical 1999 - 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-25030603
MonitoringLocationName TP126 - DEER PRAIRE SLOUGH
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText DEER PRAIRIE SLOUGH SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 39 SOUTH, RANGE 20 EAST. TAKE I-75 SOUTH PAST THE MYAKKA RIVER EAST OF VENICE ABOUT 5 MILES TO WHERE SLOUGH CROSSES ROAD. SAMPLING BEGINS ON NORTH SIDE OF I-75 AND CONTINUES 100 METERS UPSTREAM. FRESHWATER, HAS BEEN MONITORED AS A TEST BIORECON SITE AND FOR TMDL WATER QUALITY ASSSESSMENT, BY DEP SOUTHWEST DISTRICT. MIGRATED FROM LEGACY STORET AGENCY CODE (21FLA ) ON 17-JUN-99 MAJOR BASIN NAME: BASIN CODE: MINOR BASIN NAME:
HUCEightDigitCode 03100102
LatitudeMeasure 27.0995556000
LongitudeMeasure -82.2715278000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName WGS84
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 115
ProviderName STORET