Website

https://www.floridaapdata.org/

Region(s)

SE

Summary

Continuous water quality data are collected at one water quality station (Station ID: FKLKAP, FKCBAP) located within the Lignumvitae Key Aquatic Preserve and Coupon Bight Aquatic Preserve in 15-minute intervals for eight parameters using protocols established by the National Estuarine Research Reserve's System-Wide Monitoring Program. Aquatic Preserves Continuous Water Quality protocols and metadata:

Parameters

Water temperature (°C), specific conductivity (mS/cm), salinity (psu), dissolved oxygen percent (%), dissolved oxygen (mg/L), depth (m), pH and turbidity (FNU)

Notes

Application

Publications

Start

2021

End

Current

Frequency

Continuous

Method

15-minute data collections at fixed stations using YSI Exo2 data sondes

Discontinuity

Data Location

Aquatic Preserve Data Portal - https://www.floridaapdata.org/

Data Format

Habitats

Water Column

SEACAR Citation

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection (RCP), Florida Keys Aquatic Preserves. (2025). Florida Keys Aquatic Preserves Continuous Water Quality Monitoring. Updated 05/20/2026. Distributed by: SEACAR Data Discovery Interface, Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. https://data.florida-seacar.org/programs/details/10004

Alternative Citation

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