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Sarasota 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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Closest Rainfall 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 1,253 ug/l No Data Available 277 ug/l No Data Available 17 17
OCT-DEC 2023 1,387 ug/l No Data Available 415 ug/l No Data Available 17 29
JUL-SEP 2023 1,168 ug/l No Data Available 542 ug/l No Data Available 18 51
APR-JUN 2023 1,470 ug/l No Data Available 615 ug/l No Data Available 18 48
JAN-MAR 2023 1,038 ug/l No Data Available 297 ug/l No Data Available 1 3
OCT-DEC 2022 1,760 ug/l No Data Available 359 ug/l No Data Available 19 53
JUL-SEP 2022 1,612 ug/l No Data Available 434 ug/l 0.16 mg/l 18 53
APR-JUN 2022 1,653 ug/l No Data Available 488 ug/l No Data Available 18 53
JAN-MAR 2022 1,354 ug/l No Data Available 345 ug/l No Data Available 20 55
Five Year Seasonal Graph No Data Available
Five Year Graph of All Samples No Data Available

Source(s): FDEP Historic Data from Legacy STORET, Mote Marine Historic Data from Legacy STORET, Sarasota County Historic Data from Legacy STORET, Sarasota County Coastal Creeks, Biological Research Associates , FDEP South District Sampling Data, FDEP Watershed Monitoring Section, Manatee County Environmental Management Sampling Data, FDEP Southwest Regional Operations Center, USGS National Water Information System, FDEP - South Regional Operations Center, FDEP Watershed Monitoring Section, 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
JUL-SEP 2023 1,288 ug/l No Data Available 37 ug/l No Data Available 3 6
APR-JUN 2023 1,393 ug/l No Data Available 58 ug/l No Data Available 3 9
JAN-MAR 2023 1,559 ug/l No Data Available 237 ug/l No Data Available 6 13
OCT-DEC 2022 2,676 ug/l No Data Available 471 ug/l No Data Available 6 15
JUL-SEP 2022 1,049 ug/l No Data Available 153 ug/l No Data Available 9 21
APR-JUN 2022 2,434 ug/l No Data Available 100 ug/l No Data Available 3 9
JAN-MAR 2022 1,726 ug/l No Data Available 269 ug/l No Data Available 12 21
Five Year Seasonal Graph No Data Available No Data Available
Five Year Graph of All Samples No Data Available No Data Available

Source(s): LAKEWATCH Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring, Sarasota County Coastal Creeks, FDEP Watershed Monitoring Section, FDEP Southwest Regional Operations Center, Florida LAKEWATCH

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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 Sarasota Bay Watershed. Learn More about Stream Flow »

      River Flows Whole River Range Flows Data by Segment Levels Whole River Range Levels Data By Segment
      Cow Pen Slough In the past 30 days
      NO DATA
      Recent river flow data is unavailable.
        No data table or graph available
      In the past 30 days
      up Average water levels are higher than they have been historically.
      Whitaker Bayou 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.
      Phillippi 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.
      Phillippi Creek Main A 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.
      Hudson Canal 4-56 In the past 30 days
      NO DATA
      Recent river flow data is unavailable.
        No data table or graph available
      In the past 30 days
      up Average water levels are higher than they have been historically.
      Phillippi Creek Main C 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.
      Whitaker Canal 3-7 In the past 30 days
      NO DATA
      Recent river flow data is unavailable.
        No data table or graph available
      In the past 30 days
      up Average water levels are higher than they have been historically.
      Whitaker Canal 3-5 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.
      Phillippi Canal 3-16 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.
      Phillippi Creek Main B In the past 30 days
      NO DATA
      Recent river flow data is unavailable.
        No data table or graph available
      In the past 30 days
      up Average water levels are higher than they have been historically.
      Red Bug Slough 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.

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