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Canal @ 117th avenue in WBID 3305 (21FLWPB_WQX-28040075) site data in the Water Quality Portal

Data Provider: STORET (Learn more about Water Quality Portal Data Providers)

This canal drainage site, maintained by the FL Dept. of Environmental Protection, Southeast District (identifier 21FLWPB_WQX), has the name "Canal @ 117th avenue in WBID 3305" and has the identifier 21FLWPB_WQX-28040075. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03090206.

This site is located in Miami-Dade County County, Florida at 25.4629333000 degrees latitude and -80.3796556000 degrees longitude using the datum UNKWN. 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 "21FLWPB_WQX-28040075" 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 2002 - 2002
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton 2002 - 2002
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 2002 - 2002
*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 21FLWPB_WQX
OrganizationFormalName FL Dept. of Environmental Protection, Southeast District
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21FLWPB_WQX-28040075
MonitoringLocationName Canal @ 117th avenue in WBID 3305
MonitoringLocationTypeName Canal Drainage
MonitoringLocationDescriptionText Drainage canal at 117th avenue east of Homestead in Dade County. DEP SED station number 57B. WBID 3305. Sampled for chlorophyl makeup data.
HUCEightDigitCode 03090206
LatitudeMeasure 25.4629333000
LongitudeMeasure -80.3796556000
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName UNKWN
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 086
ProviderName STORET