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Coastal Old Tampa Bay Watershed

Coastal Old Tampa Bay Watershed

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Explore general as well as scientific information about the movement, chemistry and biology of area surface and ground water environments.

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Hydrology sampling site
Closest Rainfall site
Rainfall sampling site
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Water Quality

The following data are summarized as seasonal average values for lake and river sampling locations located within the watershed. While these data are useful to serve as a general picture of watershed health, these data must be viewed with caution because these samples have been taken from ecologically different water resources.

Rivers:
Samples from most rivers located in this watershed are averaged as part of these data summaries.
Season Total Nitrogen Nitrate (NO3) Total Phosphorus Orthophosphate Number of Sample Stations Number of Samples
JAN-MAR 2024 880 ug/l No Data Available 77 ug/l 0.03 mg/l 25 25
OCT-DEC 2023 830 ug/l No Data Available 143 ug/l 0.04 mg/l 41 82
JUL-SEP 2023 959 ug/l No Data Available 167 ug/l 0.06 mg/l 41 83
APR-JUN 2023 816 ug/l No Data Available 182 ug/l 0.06 mg/l 39 79
JAN-MAR 2023 833 ug/l No Data Available 107 ug/l 0.04 mg/l 45 82
OCT-DEC 2022 1,002 ug/l No Data Available 103 ug/l 0.04 mg/l 46 91
JUL-SEP 2022 979 ug/l No Data Available 106 ug/l 0.06 mg/l 47 97
APR-JUN 2022 783 ug/l No Data Available 105 ug/l 0.05 mg/l 45 83
JAN-MAR 2022 838 ug/l No Data Available 88 ug/l 0.13 mg/l 47 84
Five Year Seasonal Graph No Data Available
Five Year Graph of All Samples No Data Available

Source(s): Quarterly Routine Water Monitoring, EPC Monthly Routine Water Monitoring, Hillsborough County Lake Assessments, EPC Water Quality Data, EPC Water Quality data gathered from reports, Hillsborough County Environmental Management Division, LAKEWATCH Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring, Legacy Pinellas Water Quality Data, FDEP Historic Data from Legacy STORET, PINELLAS Water Quality Data, Biological Research Associates , FDEP Watershed Monitoring Section, Pinellas County Department of Environmental Management, SWFWMD Water Quality Sampling Data, FDEP Southwest Regional Operations Center, FDEP, Water Quality Standards and Special Projects (Florida), Stream Waterwatch Water Quality Data, Volunteer , USGS National Water Information System, FDEP Watershed Monitoring Section, Hillsborough County Environmental Services Division, Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County, Florida LAKEWATCH, Pinellas County Department of Environmental Management, Southwest Florida Water Management District, FDEP - Southwest Regional Operations Center, FDEP - Watershed Assessment Section

Lakes:
Samples from most lakes located in this watershed are averaged as part of these data summaries.
Season Total Nitrogen Nitrate (NO3) Total Phosphorus Orthophosphate Number of Sample Stations Number of Samples
JAN-MAR 2024 903 ug/l No Data Available 23 ug/l No Data Available 3 3
OCT-DEC 2023 816 ug/l No Data Available 31 ug/l No Data Available 55 67
JUL-SEP 2023 789 ug/l No Data Available 23 ug/l No Data Available 78 177
APR-JUN 2023 798 ug/l No Data Available 22 ug/l No Data Available 67 93
JAN-MAR 2023 704 ug/l No Data Available 20 ug/l No Data Available 87 197
OCT-DEC 2022 723 ug/l No Data Available 22 ug/l No Data Available 84 141
JUL-SEP 2022 725 ug/l No Data Available 23 ug/l No Data Available 95 179
APR-JUN 2022 779 ug/l No Data Available 27 ug/l No Data Available 107 202
JAN-MAR 2022 766 ug/l No Data Available 27 ug/l No Data Available 79 90
Five Year Seasonal Graph No Data Available No Data Available
Five Year Graph of All Samples No Data Available No Data Available

Source(s): Hillsborough County Lake Assessments, EPC Water Quality data gathered from reports, Hillsborough County Environmental Management Division, LAKEWATCH Supplemental Water Quality Sampling, LAKEWATCH Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring, Legacy Pinellas Water Quality Data, FDEP Historic Data from Legacy STORET, PINELLAS Water Quality Data, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Water Quality Data, FDEP Watershed Monitoring Section, SWFWMD Water Quality Sampling Data, FDEP Southwest Regional Operations Center, FDEP, Water Quality Standards and Special Projects (Florida), SWFWMD Water Quality Sampling Data (Ken Romie), SWFWMD Water Quality Monitoring Program Data, USGS National Water Information System, FDEP Watershed Monitoring Section, Hillsborough County Environmental Services Division, Florida LAKEWATCH, Pinellas County Department of Environmental Management, Southwest Florida Water Management District, FDEP - Southwest Regional Operations Center

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    Groundwater Quantity: Aquifer Resource Indicator

    Southwest Florida Water Management District calculates the Aquifer Resource Indicator (ARI) for their three groundwater regions each month. The ARI was created to provide the public with a gauge of groundwater levels in their area, so they can develop an understanding of the severity and cycles of drought and recovery. The three regions include: North (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Levy, Marion, and Sumter counties), Central (Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, and Polk counties), and South (Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Manatee, and Sarasota counties). Learn More about the Aquifer Resource Indicator >>

    To determine the ARI for a region, each well is compared weekly to its respective low-normal value and the difference is calculated. The weekly differences are reduced to a monthly value for all monitoring wells within a region, and the resulting ARI value represents how far water levels in the aquifer must rise or fall to reach their respective low-normal values.

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    Source: SWFWMD Hydrologic Data Section Data


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      Stream Flow and Levels

      Stream level and flow data for the Coastal Old Tampa Bay Watershed. Learn More about Stream Flow »

      River Flows Whole River Range Flows Data by Segment Levels Whole River Range Levels Data By Segment
      Brooker Creek In the past 30 days
      down Average river flow is slower than it has been historically.
      In the past 30 days
      up Average water levels are higher than they have been historically.
      Double Branch Creek In the past 30 days
      NO DATA
      Recent river flow data is unavailable.
        No data table or graph available
      In the past 30 days
      down Average water levels are lower than they have been historically.
      Henry Street Canal In the past 30 days
      NO DATA
      Recent river flow data is unavailable.
        No data table or graph available
      In the past 30 days
      down Average water levels are lower than they have been historically.
      Rocky Creek In the past 30 days
      down Average river flow is slower than it has been historically.
      In the past 30 days
      down Average water levels are lower than they have been historically.
      Sweetwater Creek In the past 30 days
      down Average river flow is slower than it has been historically.
      In the past 30 days
      down Average water levels are lower than they have been historically.
      Alligator Creek In the past 30 days
      down Average river flow is slower than it has been historically.
      In the past 30 days
      up Average water levels are higher than they have been historically.
      Lake Tarpon Outfall Canal In the past 30 days
      down Average river flow is slower than it has been historically.
      In the past 30 days
      down Average water levels are lower than they have been historically.
      Channel G In the past 30 days
      down Average river flow is slower than it has been historically.
      In the past 30 days
      same Average water levels are the same as they have been historically.
      Curiosity Creek In the past 30 days
      down Average river flow is slower than it has been historically.
      In the past 30 days
      down Average water levels are lower than they have been historically.
      Longbranch Creek In the past 30 days
      down Average river flow is slower than it has been historically.
      In the past 30 days
      up Average water levels are higher than they have been historically.
      Brushy Creek In the past 30 days
      down Average river flow is slower than it has been historically.
      In the past 30 days
      up Average water levels are higher than they have been historically.

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