USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02303000 HILLSBOROUGH RIVER NEAR ZEPHYRHILLS, FL.
LOCATION - Lat 28°09'00", long 82°13'55" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 sec.8, T.27 S., R.21 E., Hillsborough County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03100205, on left bank 20 ft upstream from footbridge in Hillsborough River State Park, 1.2 mi downstream from Blackwater Creek, 6.5 mi southwest of Zephyrhills, and 40 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 220 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1234: Drainage area. WRD FL-93-3A: 1992 (M)(m).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1939 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1304.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 33.28 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 and 32.45 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to Mar. 22, 1963, nonrecording gage at site 40 ft downstream at same datum; Mar. 22, 1963 to Aug. 1, 1995, at site 40 ft downstream at same datum.
COOPERATION - This gage is monitored in cooperation with Southwest Florida Water Management District.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - February 2001 to September 2011 (discontinued).