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The Atlas contains 1157 water resources which includes 14 bays and 888 lakes and 254 rivers and the Gulf of Mexico . Data recorded in the Atlas reaches back 125 years, starting on Saturday, December 30, 1899. The most recent data is from Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Over 128,781,209 data samples have been included in the Atlas! The samples came from over 120 data sources provided by 42 different data providers. These people and agencies have helped make the Atlas an integral tool for managing our water resources.

Geographic Information Systems Data

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data consists largely of land mapping and spatial data and is used in a wide variety of fields. The lay of the land can affect almost every aspect of life, including an area's culture, government, environment, and commerce, making GIS information important to everyone. Fields such as anthropology, medical science, and natural science use GIS to measure and predict the impact of geography on a region. By mapping water resources, the Atlas provides spatial information useful to citizens, water management professionals, and scientists alike. The following core datasets are processed as part of geospatial analyses, the results of which are presented directly within Atlas components:

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GIS Dataset Name Data Custodian Data Current as of: More Information
1988 Land-Use and Land-Cover Southwest Florida Water Management District 3/20/2005
1995 Land-Use and Land-Cover Southwest Florida Water Management District 4/1/2001
1999 Land-Use and Land-Cover Southwest Florida Water Management District 3/1/2004
2004 Land-Use and Land-Cover Southwest Florida Water Management District 11/23/2006
2006 Land-Use and Land-Cover Southwest Florida Water Management District 11/23/2007
2007 Land-Use and Land-Cover Southwest Florida Water Management District 3/17/2009
2008 Land-Use and Land-Cover Southwest Florida Water Management District 6/1/2010
2009 Land-Use and Land-Cover Southwest Florida Water Management District 6/6/2011
2010 Future Land Use Southwest Florida Water Management District 7/1/2005
2010 Land-Use and Land-Cover Southwest Florida Water Management District 7/12/2013
2011 Aerial Imagery Southwest Florida Water Management District 9/24/2012
2014 Land-Use and Land-Cover Southwest Florida Water Management District 4/1/2019
Artificial Reefs Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 8/6/2013
Bird Rookeries within Tampa Bay Tampa Bay Estuary Program 7/1/2005
City of Tampa Basin Delineations City of Tampa 7/1/2005
Detailed Soil Survey Southwest Florida Water Management District 7/1/2005
Environmental Protection Agency Lake Regions Environmental Protection Agency 8/1/1996
Environmentally Sensitive Land Protection Program Sarasota County 3/1/2006
EPA Impaired Waters & TMDL Data US Environmental Protection Agency 10/23/2017
FDEP Impaired Waters & TMDL Data Florida Department of Environmental Protection Not Available
FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps (1996) Federal Emergency Management Agency 7/1/2005
Florida Major Roads Florida Department of Transportation 7/1/2005
FNAI Managed Lands / Conservation Data Florida Natural Areas Inventory 3/8/2019
FWRI Sea Turtle Nesting Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 6/1/2004
Hillsborough County Lake Bathymetry University of South Florida Water Institute 4/1/2006
Hillsborough County Watershed Delineations Hillsborough County Government 9/7/2009
Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) Basins Florida Department of Environmental Protection 9/1/2009
Manatee Synoptic Surveys Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 7/1/2005
Mote Marine Laboratory Manatee Aerial Surveys Mote Marine Laboratory Not Available
Non-Restorable Seagrass Tampa Bay Estuary Program 7/1/2005
Oil Spill Sensitive Areas Tampa Bay Estuary Program 7/1/2005
Population Density (2000) U.S. Department of Commerce 1/1/2000
Population Estimates for Watersheds U.S. Department of Commerce 12/31/2021
Sinkholes of Florida Florida Department of Environmental Protection 7/1/2005
SWFWMD Comprehensive Watershed Management Areas Southwest Florida Water Management District 8/7/2009
SWFWMD Radar Rainfall Estimates Southwest Florida Water Management District Not Available
SWFWMD Seagrass Beds Southwest Florida Water Management District 5/28/2021
Tampa Bay Estuary Program Watershed Delineations Tampa Bay Estuary Program 7/1/2005
Tampa Bay Hydrography Layer University of South Florida Water Institute 7/1/2005
Tampa Bay Potentiometric Areas Southwest Florida Water Management District 7/1/2005
Tampa Bay Restoration Sites Tampa Bay Estuary Program Not Available
Tampa Bay Shoreline - 1950 Tampa Bay Estuary Program 7/1/2005
TIGER Census Data Florida Department of Environmental Protection 7/1/2005
USGS 1:24,000 National Hydrography Dataset University of South Florida Water Institute 9/1/2009
USGS 1970's Land-Use and Land-Cover Florida Department of Environmental Protection Not Available
Water Atlas Sample Site Locations University of South Florida Water Institute 9/1/2009
Waters Not Attaining Standards (WNAS) Florida Department of Environmental Protection Not Available

Monitoring and Sampling Data

Citizens, scientists, and professionals all contribute to monitoring and sampling data in many ways. Citizens often provide information such as water levels data through volunteer programs. Scientists and professionals set up equipment at sampling stations for measuring attributes such as water quality and hydrology. They provide the data in various formats to the Atlas, which compiles, organizes, and presents the data to help people better understand the county's water resources.

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