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Tennessee Reef (FWC_WQMP-243) site data in the Water Quality Portal

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

This ocean site, maintained by the Florida Keys NMS - Water Quality Monitoring Program (identifier FWC_WQMP), has the name "Tennessee Reef" and has the identifier FWC_WQMP-243. 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 24.7450000 degrees latitude and -80.7833300 degrees longitude using the datum NAD83. No horizontal location accuracy metadata is available. This site is at an elevation of 0 ft No vertical location accuracy metadata is available.

To download the metadata about this site along with water quality data, go to the Portal Page and enter "FWC_WQMP-243" 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 1995 - 2008
Inorganics, Major, Non-metals 1995 - 2008
Not Assigned 1995 - 2007
Nutrient 1995 - 2008
Organics, Other 1995 - 2008
Physical 1995 - 2008
Stable Isotopes 1995 - 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 FWC_WQMP
OrganizationFormalName Florida Keys NMS - Water Quality Monitoring Program
MonitoringLocationIdentifier FWC_WQMP-243
MonitoringLocationName Tennessee Reef
MonitoringLocationTypeName Ocean
HUCEightDigitCode 03090203
LatitudeMeasure 24.7450000
LongitudeMeasure -80.7833300
HorizontalCollectionMethodName GPS-Unspecified
HorizontalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName NAD83
VerticalMeasure/MeasureValue 0
VerticalMeasure/MeasureUnitCode ft
VerticalCoordinateReferenceSystemDatumName Unknown
CountryCode US
StateCode 12
CountyCode 087
ProviderName STORET