Program Info
- Website
- https://lovetheirl.org/science/lagoonwatch/
- Region(s)
- NE
- Summary
- LagoonWatch is MRC’s signature citizen-scientist water quality monitoring program. For 35 years, we have trained and equipped volunteer monitors to regularly collect data on several different water quality parameters (water temperature, salinity, pH, conductivity, total dissolved solids, water clarity, total depth, and nitrate/phosphate concentrations). Monitoring locations cover the full extent of the Indian River Lagoon from New Smyrna beach in the north to Jupiter inlet in the south. The LagoonWatch program was updated to include digital devices for data collection in 2025. These changes brought collection methods up to acceptable scientific standards. Now, MRC publishes Monthly LagoonWatch Reports, includes monitoring data in the annual IRL Health Report, and submits regularly to WIN and SEACAR. At MRC, we believe that data should drive action, and we’re committed to making sure the efforts of our volunteers contribute meaningfully to restoration, awareness, and stewardship throughout the region.
- Parameters
- Salinity (ppt), dissolved oxygen (mg/L), temperature (deg. C), pH, secchi depth (m), depth (m), total dissolved solids (ppt), conductivity (mS/cm), nitrates (ppm), phosphates (ppm), weather categories, water surface appearance
- Notes
- Volunteer Interest Form- https://forms.gle/oX2JZy7HZEgC1apKA
- Application
- Publications
- Start
- 1991
- End
- Current
- Frequency
- Weekly
- Method
- Volunteer data / Citizen Science
- Discontinuity
- Data Location
- https://lovetheirl.org/science/lagoonwatch/
- Data Format
-
Google docs spreadsheet (~Excel), *Citizen science data collected by trained volunteers
- Habitats
- Water Column
- SEACAR Citation
- Marine Resources Council. (2026). Lagoon Watch. Updated 09/08/2026. Distributed by: SEACAR Data Discovery Interface, Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. https://data.florida-seacar.org/programs/details/3001
- Alternative Citation
indicates priority attributes
Contacts
Program Extent
Export Standardized Data
Water Column
: Nutrients, Water Quality, Water Clarity
Updated: 09/14/26 01:37 PM
DIP Document
Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection Managed Areas
Banana River AP, Kristin Jacobs Coral AP, Indian River-Malabar to Vero Beach AP, Indian River-Vero Beach to Ft. Pierce AP, Jensen Beach to Jupiter Inlet AP, Loxahatchee River-Lake Worth Creek AP, Mosquito Lagoon AP, North Fork St. Lucie AP
Indicators
| Indicator |
|---|
| Water Column - Water Quality |
| Water Column - Water Clarity |
Documentation and Data provided by program
| File Type | File Name | Added On | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data | LW 9mar21 Download 9-2019 to 9-2020.zip | 03/09/21 08:37 AM | |
| Data | LW DATA 1991-2024 (by basin).csv | 07/20/26 04:03 PM | |
| Data | LW_Data Oct2020 thru Dec2021.zip | 04/05/22 02:58 PM | |
| Data | LW_Data_2022_website.zip | 04/21/23 11:10 AM | |
| Data | LW_Data_2023_website.zip | 05/02/24 01:21 PM | |
| Data | LW_Data_2024_10_to_2025_12.zip | 03/03/26 06:43 AM | |
| Data | LW_Data_2024-1 to 2024-9.zip | 04/30/25 07:35 AM | |
| Data | MarineDisc2014_2017.xlsx | 11/27/18 04:01 PM | |
| Data | NewData_Downloaded_March2020.xlsx | 05/27/20 08:34 AM | |
| Logo | LagoonWatch Logo offical.png | 07/29/26 10:01 AM | |
| QA | 2019QA Procedures.pdf | 03/19/19 01:12 PM |