Program Info
- Website
- https://floridadep.gov/fco/aquatic-preserve
- Region(s)
- NW
- Summary
- Continuous water quality data are collected at five water quality stations (Station ID's: CPAH, CPAH2, CPFS, CPRH and CPWM) located within the St. Joseph Bay and Alligator Harbor Aquatic Preserves in 15-minute intervals for eight parameters using protocols established by the National Estuarine Research Reserve's System-Wide Monitoring Program. As of September 2019, only two sites are currently in operation, CPAH2 and CPFS. AP continuous WQ protocols and metadata: https://www.floridaapdata.org/
- Parameters
- water temperature (°C), specific conductivity (mS/cm), salinity (psu), dissolved oxygen (%), dissolved oxygen (mg/L), depth (m), pH, turbidity (NTU), and water level (m).
- Notes
- Application
- To measure changes in estuarine waters that help provide a better understanding of how human activities and natural events can affect coastal resources and to provide valuable data on the short-term variability and long-term changes in estuaries to researchers, natural resource managers and other coastal decision-makers.
- Publications
- presentations, meetings, reports, and online
- Start
- 2005
- End
- Current
- Frequency
- Continuous
- Method
- 15-minute data collections at fixed stations using YSI 6600 data sondes, in situ, grab samples, weather station
- Discontinuity
- 2011 - 2018
- Data Location
- Aquatic Preserve Data Portal - https://www.floridaapdata.org/
- Data Format
-
.csv (yearly files)
https://www.floridaapdata.org/ - Habitats
- Water Column
- SEACAR Citation
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP); Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection (RCP); Central Panhandle Aquatic Preserves. (2021). Central Panhandle Aquatic Preserves Continuous Water Quality Monitoring. Updated 08/22/2023. Distributed by: SEACAR Data Discovery Interface, Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. https://data.florida-seacar.org/programs/details/468
- Alternative Citation
indicates priority attributes

Contacts
Program Extent
Export Standardized Data
Habitat(s) : Indicator(s) | Last Updated | File Download |
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Water Column : Water Quality, Water Clarity | 09/20/23 09:40 PM | Download File - Continuous WQ - 468.txt |
DIP Document | N/A | Download File - DIP |
Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection Managed Areas
Alligator Harbor, St. Joseph Bay
Indicators
Indicator |
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Water Column - Water Quality |
Water Column - Water Clarity |