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Moccasin Creek Tidal (21FLTPA_WQX-G1SW0051) 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 "Moccasin Creek Tidal" and has the identifier 21FLTPA_WQX-G1SW0051. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03100206.

This site is located in Pinellas County County, Florida at 28.0385000010 degrees latitude and -82.6850000000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolation-Photo" and the accuracy is Unknown seconds. The source map scale is 1:0.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "21FLTPA_WQX-G1SW0051" 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 2017 - 2020
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2017 - 2020
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 2017 - 2017
Information 2017 - 2025
Inorganics, Major, Metals 2024 - 2025
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 2017 - 2020
Inorganics, Minor, Metals 2017 - 2025
Inorganics, Minor, Non-metals 2017 - 2025
Microbiological 2017 - 2025
Not Assigned 2019 - 2024
Nutrient 2017 - 2020
Organics, BDEs 2024 - 2024
Organics, Other 2017 - 2024
Organics, PCBs 2024 - 2024
Organics, Pesticide 2017 - 2024
Physical 2017 - 2025
*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-G1SW0051
MonitoringLocationName Moccasin Creek Tidal
MonitoringLocationTypeName River/Stream
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Moccasin Creek Tidal
HUCEightDigitCode 03100206
LatitudeMeasure 28.0385000010
LongitudeMeasure -82.6850000000
SourceMapScaleNumeric 0
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Photo
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 103
ProviderName STORET