Website

https://rookerybay.org/

Region(s)

SW

Summary

Water quality

Parameters

Continuous: Temperature, conductivity, salinity, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, pH. Monthly: orthophosphate, ammonium, nitrate, nitrite, chlorophyll a

Notes

Big Marco Pass : 1997 - 1998 Blackwater River : 1998 - 1999 Fakahatchee Bay : 2002 - Faka Union Bay : 2002 - Lower Henderson Creek : 2001 - Middle Blackwater River : 2000 - Pumpkin Bay : 2016 - Upper Henderson Creek : 1996 - 2000 Weather Data Henderson Creek : 2001 - 2003 Upper Henderson Creek : 2004 - Nutrient Data Fakahatchee Bay : 2002 - Faka Union Bay : 2002 - Lower Henderson Creek : 2002 - Middle Blackwater River : 2002 - Pumpkin Bay : 2012 - 1900 Continuous WQ and discrete nutrient data available from CDMO (see Data Update Process for NERRs using CDMO Data - 2025-9-18.docx). Discrete nutrient data also loaded to WIN.

Application

Publications

Start

1996

End

Current

Frequency

Continuous

Method

water quality stations, weather stations

Discontinuity

yes

Data Location

NERR Centralized Data Management Office - http://cdmo.baruch.sc.edu/ .

Data Format

CSV

Habitats

Water Column

SEACAR Citation

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection (RCP), Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (RBNERR). (2026). Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve System-Wide Monitoring Program. Updated 05/26/2026. Distributed by: SEACAR Data Discovery Interface, Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. https://data.florida-seacar.org/programs/details/354

Alternative Citation

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