USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02288900 TAMIAMI CANAL OUTLETS, 40-MILE BEND TO MONROE, FL
LOCATION - Lat 25°51'05", long 80°58'50" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 sec.13, T.53 S., R.33 E., Collier County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03090204, on south bank of Tamiami Canal, 25 ft east of Bridge No. 105, 32 mi west of Levee 30 along U.S. Highway 41 (Tamiami Trail).
DRAINAGE AREA - Indeterminate.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - November 1939 to September 1963 (monthly discharge only), October 1963 to current year. Prior to October 1963, published as Tamiami Canal at bridge 105, near Miami (auxiliary). Records of gage height prior to October 1963 are available in files of the U.S. Geological Survey.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Prior to February 20, 1952, non-recording gage and February 20, 1952, to May 28, 1952, water-stage recorder, at same site at datum 0.37 ft higher.
COOPERATION - USGS Greater Everglades Priority Ecosystems Science and National Park Service.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height, 10.01 ft Oct. 20,1947 (present datum); minimum, 2.65 ft May 26,1974
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: May 2015 to October 2017, discontinued.
WATER TEMPERATURE: May 2015 to October 2017, discontinued.
TURBIDITY: May 2015 to October 2017, discontinued. CDOM FLUORESCENCE: May 2015 to October 2017, discontinued.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 624 uS/cm May 13, 2017; minimum recorded, 90 uS/cm June 7, 2017.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 33.0 °C July 25, 2017; minimum recorded, 14.5 °C Jan. 25, 2016.
TURBIDITY: Maximum recorded, 23 turbidity units Feb. 7, 2016; minimum recorded, 0.0 turbidity units several days in water year 2015, Oct. 10, 2015. CDOM FLUORESCENCE: Maximum recorded, 339 QSE, June 11, 2015; minimum recorded, 56.5 January 31, 2016.