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); Intitute for Food and Agricultural Services. (2023). Florida LAKEWATCH Program. Updated 08/16/2024. Distributed by: SEACAR Data Discovery Interface, Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection, Florida Department of Environmental Protection. https://data.florida-seacar.org/programs/details/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 | 09/04/24 09:03 PM | Download File - Discrete WQ - 514.zip |
| DIP Document | N/A | Download File - DIP |
Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection Managed Areas
Alligator Harbor, Apalachicola Bay, Apalachicola NERR, Big Bend Seagrasses, Biscayne Bay, Cape Romano-Ten Thousand Islands, Cockroach Bay, Estero Bay, Florida Keys NMS, Fort Pickens, Gasparilla Sound-Charlotte Harbor, Loxahatchee River-Lake Worth Creek, Nassau River-St. Johns River Marshes, Pine Island Sound, Pinellas County, Rocky Bayou, Rookery Bay, Rookery Bay NERR, St. Andrews, St. Joseph Bay, St. Joseph Buffer, St. Martins Marsh, Tomoka Marsh, Yellow River Marsh, Nature Coast
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 | |
| Data | WINData_514.xlsx | 03/30/21 01:41 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 |