Program Info
- Website
- http://lakewatch.ifas.ufl.edu/#webcast
- Region(s)
- NW
- Summary
- Water quality
- Parameters
- Total nitrogen (ug/L), total phosphorus (ug/L), chlorophyll a, water clarity (ug), secchi (ft), conductivity (uS & mS), chlorophyll a (ug/L), color (PCU)
- Notes
- Statewide volunteer monitoring program in 128 gulf coastal areas as well as freshwater rivers, springs, lakes. Mark Hoyer confirmed that their database is set up so that you can send an email requesting just the coastal data. Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance Water Quality Monitoring (contact Brandy Foley) supplies data to Lakewatch.
- Application
- Publications
- Start
- 2000
- End
- Current
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Method
- grab samples, secchi disk
- Discontinuity
- Lakewatch started in 1989, but the coastal monitoring started in 2000.
- Data Location
- STORET/WIN or By Request
- Data Format
-
Excel
- Habitats
- Water Column
- SEACAR Citation
- University of Florida (UF); Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. (2025). Florida LAKEWATCH Program. Updated 11/13/2025. Distributed by: SEACAR Data Discovery Interface, Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. https://data.florida-seacar.org/programs/details/514
- Alternative Citation
indicates priority attributes
Contacts
Program Extent
Export Standardized Data
| Habitat(s) : Indicator(s) | Last Updated | File Download |
|---|---|---|
| Water Column : Nutrients, Water Quality, Water Clarity | 12/16/25 04:19 PM | Download File - Discrete WQ - 514.zip |
| DIP Document | N/A | Download File - DIP |
Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection Managed Areas
Alligator Harbor AP, Apalachicola Bay AP, Apalachicola NERR, Big Bend Seagrasses AP, Biscayne Bay AP, Cape Romano-Ten Thousand Islands AP, Cockroach Bay AP, Estero Bay AP, Florida Keys NMS, Fort Pickens AP, Gasparilla Sound-Charlotte Harbor AP, Loxahatchee River-Lake Worth Creek AP, Nassau River-St. Johns River Marshes AP, Pine Island Sound AP, Pinellas County AP, Rocky Bayou AP, Rookery Bay AP, Rookery Bay NERR, St. Andrews AP, St. Joseph Bay AP, St. Joseph Buffer, St. Martins Marsh AP, Tomoka Marsh AP, Yellow River Marsh AP, Nature Coast AP
Indicators
| Indicator |
|---|
| Water Column - Nutrients |
| Water Column - Water Quality |
| Water Column - Water Clarity |
Documentation and Data provided by program
| File Type | File Name | Added On | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data | LakewatchData_AsOfJan2020.zip | 06/11/20 12:13 PM | |
| Protocols | LAKEWATCH_SOP Updated 6-22-2020_v2.pdf | 09/05/19 03:11 PM | |
| Protocols | LAKEWATCH_SOP_1-4-16.pdf | 09/05/19 03:11 PM |