The Loxahatchee River District created Project RiverKeeper in 1973 to focus on water quality monitoring within the Loxahatchee River watershed. Data obtained through this program help water managers to evaluate and document the condition and ecological health of the river and to determine the location and extent of water quality issues that require attention. These reports provide our most recent characterization of water quality in our river and with some historical perspective.

Water quality monitoring

Data Explorer

User’s Guide

Data

• RiverKeeper Database January 1, 1991 to September 30, 2024

Reports

• Jones Creek Fecal Indicator Bacteria, Genetic Markers, Chemical Indicators, and Turbidity 2019-2021 Study Summary
• Harmful Algae (2020)
• Biogeochemistry of Wetlands Poster (2018)
• Sustainability of Water Quality and Ecology (2017)
• Loxahatchee River Water Quality Summary Report (2006-2015)
• Assessment of 2009-2010 Loxahatchee River Water Quality
• Assessment of 2008-2009 Loxahatchee River Water Quality
• Assessment Of 2007-2008 Loxahatchee River Water Quality
• Loxahatchee River Water Quality Trends and Standards (2006)
• Trophic State of the Loxahatchee River Estuary (2001)
• Environmental Health of the Surface Waters in the Watershed of the Loxahatchee River (2000)

Stoplight Maps

* Maps of EPA/FDEP Numeric Nutrient scoring criteria below.

Maps & Mapping Data

• Sample location map viewed with Google Earth
• ESRI shapefile of sample locations
• Maps of EPA and FDEP Numeric Nutrient Criteria in the Loxahatchee River watershed for Total Nitrogen, Total Phosphorus, and Chlorophyll (PDF)