Website

https://floridadep.gov/rcp/aquatic-preserve/content/charlotte-harbor-estuaries-volunteer-water-quality-monitoring-network

Region(s)

SW

Summary

Water quality, weather

Parameters

Depth (m), apparent color (PCU), chlorophyll a (corrected and uncorrected, ug/L), chlorophyll/pheophytin ratio, dissolved oxygen (%, mg/L), bacteria (fecal coliform cfu/100mL, #/100mL; Enterococcus and E. coli), nitrogen (ammonium, mg/L), nitrogen (kjeldahl, mg/L), nitrogen (NO2 + NO3, mg/L), pH, pheophytin-a (ug/L), phosphorus (mg/L), salinity (ppt), secchi depth (m), specific conductance (mS/cm), air temperature (deg. C), water temperature (deg. C), true color (PCU), turbidity (NTU), total nitrogen (mg/L), total phosphorus (mg/L), tide, weather data

Notes

Application

Data is used by CHAP for baseline water quality data and provided to various entities and partners for status and trends, reporting, and regulatory purposes such as Numeric Nutrient Criteria, and impaired waterbodies.

Publications

CHAP reports and summaries, WIN and http://www.chnep.wateratlas.usf.edu/chevwqmn

Start

1996

End

Current

Frequency

Monthly

Method

grab samples, Hana and YSI ProPlus instruments (n=46 fixed sites)

Discontinuity

See Metadata document for equipment transition dates and sampling sites.

Data Location

STORET/WIN

Data Format

Excel, Text
FL STORET, WIN, and Charlotte Harbor Water Atlas

Habitats

Water Column

SEACAR Citation

Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP); Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection (RCP); Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserves. (2024). Charlotte Harbor Estuaries Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Network. Updated 11/15/2024. Distributed by: SEACAR Data Discovery Interface, Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. https://data.florida-seacar.org/programs/details/476

Alternative Citation

indicates priority attributes