The Charlotte Harbor Basin is located within CHNEP and spans 350.0 square miles. The basin contains 13 named lakes/ponds, 21 named rivers/streams/canals and 5 named bays/bayous. The basin is located within the larger Charlotte Harbor Watershed, which also includes the Peace River and Myakka River Basins. Charlotte Harbor is the second-largest estuary in Florida and the largest, deepest and most diverse of the five Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserves, encompassing the Gasparilla Sound-Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserve. Fresh water from the Peace and Myakka rivers mixes with salt water coming through Boca Grande Pass from the Gulf of Mexico.
This basin is located within: Charlotte Harbor Watershed
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CHNEP's Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) identified four action plans: water quality improvement; hydrological restoration; fish, wildlife, and habitat improvement; and public engagement. Click on the interactive maps below to view data associated with these goals and actions.
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Water Quality Snapshot
The Water Quality Snapshot compares the most current water quality data to applicable water quality standards for Chlorophyll a, Phosphorus, Nitrogen, Bacteria, and Dissolved Oxygen to provide a snapshot of how a waterbody is doing. Water quality standards are outlined in Florida Administrative Code 62-302 for fresh/marine waterbodies of different types and uses. A Water Body Identification number (WBID) is an assessment unit that is intended to represent Florida’s waterbodies at the watershed or sub-watershed scale. The assessment units are drainage basins, lakes, lake drainage areas, springs, rivers and streams, segments of rivers and streams, coastal, bay and estuarine waters in Florida.
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