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Estero Bay Basin

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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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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 2023 946 ug/l No Data Available No Data Available No Data Available 36 54
OCT-DEC 2022 1,046 ug/l No Data Available 66 ug/l No Data Available 66 166
JUL-SEP 2022 877 ug/l 71.5 ug/l 39 ug/l 0.01 mg/l 65 130
APR-JUN 2022 1,011 ug/l 46.5 ug/l 56 ug/l 0.02 mg/l 74 177
JAN-MAR 2022 944 ug/l 92.9 ug/l 47 ug/l 0.01 mg/l 70 184
OCT-DEC 2021 875 ug/l 121.6 ug/l 39 ug/l 0.01 mg/l 70 183
JUL-SEP 2021 906 ug/l 75.7 ug/l 45 ug/l 0.02 mg/l 80 197
APR-JUN 2021 929 ug/l 54.2 ug/l 58 ug/l 0.01 mg/l 75 187
JAN-MAR 2021 900 ug/l 74.3 ug/l 42 ug/l 0.01 mg/l 80 197
Five Year Seasonal Graph
Five Year Graph of All Samples

Source(s): Charlotte Harbor Estuaries Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Network, Lee County Pondwatch, Lee County Environmental Laboratory, FDEP Historic Data from Legacy STORET, SFWMD Legacy Water Quality Sampling Data, FDEP Charlotte Harbor Aquatic/Buffer Preserves Sampling Data, City of Bonita Springs, Lee County, FDEP South District Sampling Data, FDEP Watershed Monitoring Section, SFWMD Water Quality Sampling Data, FDEP, Water Quality Standards and Special Projects (Florida), USGS National Water Information System, City of Bonita Springs, City of Fort Myers, Lee County Environmental Laboratories, FDEP - South Regional Operations Center, FDEP Watershed Monitoring Section, Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation

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 2023 857 ug/l No Data Available No Data Available No Data Available 10 20
OCT-DEC 2022 877 ug/l No Data Available 53 ug/l No Data Available 23 60
OCT-DEC 2022 1,081 ug/l No Data Available 52 ug/l No Data Available 13 38
JUL-SEP 2022 693 ug/l 24.1 ug/l 24 ug/l 0.01 mg/l 21 54
JUL-SEP 2022 849 ug/l No Data Available 43 ug/l No Data Available 14 37
APR-JUN 2022 1,003 ug/l No Data Available 65 ug/l No Data Available 14 38
APR-JUN 2022 790 ug/l 13.9 ug/l 30 ug/l 0.01 mg/l 23 61
JAN-MAR 2022 689 ug/l 22.4 ug/l 26 ug/l 0.01 mg/l 23 67
JAN-MAR 2022 1,075 ug/l No Data Available 39 ug/l No Data Available 13 39
OCT-DEC 2021 1,101 ug/l No Data Available 75 ug/l No Data Available 14 42
OCT-DEC 2021 775 ug/l 31.9 ug/l 35 ug/l 0.01 mg/l 23 54
JUL-SEP 2021 700 ug/l 22.7 ug/l 29 ug/l 0.01 mg/l 23 61
JUL-SEP 2021 995 ug/l No Data Available 163 ug/l No Data Available 15 41
APR-JUN 2021 1,044 ug/l No Data Available 68 ug/l No Data Available 16 44
APR-JUN 2021 778 ug/l 14.5 ug/l 32 ug/l 0 mg/l 23 67
JAN-MAR 2021 679 ug/l 20.2 ug/l 33 ug/l 0 mg/l 23 68
JAN-MAR 2021 1,133 ug/l No Data Available 57 ug/l No Data Available 15 44
Five Year Seasonal Graph
Five Year Graph of All Samples

Source(s): LAKEWATCH Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring, Lee County Pondwatch, Lee County Environmental Laboratory, FDEP South District Sampling Data, FDEP Watershed Monitoring Section, Lee County Environmental Laboratories, FDEP - South Regional Operations Center, Florida LAKEWATCH, FDEP - Watershed Assessment Section

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    Stream Flow and Levels

    Stream level and flow data for the Estero Bay Basin. Learn More about Stream Flow »

    River Flows Whole River Range Flows Data by Segment Levels Whole River Range Levels Data By Segment
    Estero River 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.
    Imperial River 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.
    Spring 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.
    Tenmile Canal 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.
    Whiskey 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.
    Six Mile Cypress 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.

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