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Coupon Bight (Long Beach) (21FLWQA_WQX-G5WA0002) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This estuary site, maintained by the FDEP Watershed Assessment Section (WAS) (identifier 21FLWQA_WQX), has the name "Coupon Bight (Long Beach)" and has the identifier 21FLWQA_WQX-G5WA0002. This site is in the watershed defined by the 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)03090203.

This site is located in Monroe County County, Florida at 24.6412150000 degrees latitude and -81.3397870000 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. The horizontal location collection method was "Interpolation-Photo" and the accuracy is Unknown seconds.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "21FLWQA_WQX-G5WA0002" 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 - 2023
Biological, Algae, Phytoplankton, Photosynthetic Pigments 2017 - 2023
Biological, Photosynthetic Pigments 2017 - 2017
Nutrient 2017 - 2023
Physical 2018 - 2023
*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 21FLWQA_WQX
OrganizationFormalName FDEP Watershed Assessment Section (WAS)
MonitoringLocationIdentifier 21FLWQA_WQX-G5WA0002
MonitoringLocationName Coupon Bight (Long Beach)
MonitoringLocationTypeName Estuary
HUCEightDigitCode 03090203
LatitudeMeasure 24.6412150000
LongitudeMeasure -81.3397870000
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureValue Unknown
HorizontalAccuracyMeasure/MeasureUnitCode seconds
HorizontalCollectionMethodName Interpolation-Photo
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 087
ProviderName STORET