USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
252829080285101 F - 358. USGS Observation Well in Homestead, FL.
Biscayne aquifer
Biscayne Limestone Aquifer
LOCATION - Lat 25°28'30.7", long 80°28'52.2" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.13, T.57 S., R.38 E., Miami-Dade County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03090202, near NW 6th Street and NW 2nd Avenue in Homestead, 0.2 mi west of State Road 997 (Krome Avenue).
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 54 ft. Upper casing diameter 6 in; top of first opening undefined, bottom of last opening undefined.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 8.73 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: Top of casing, 10.74 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Feb. 1, 1940 to Jan. 1, 1962; Top of base, 10.58 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Jan. 1, 1962 to Feb. 29, 1984; Top of base, 8.99 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Feb. 29, 1984 to Nov. 28, 1990; Top of base, 8.83 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Dec. 1, 1990 to Feb. 16, 1991; Top of base, 9.01 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Feb. 15, 1991 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 1940 to current year.
GAGE - Electronic data logger.
COOPERATION - Miami-Dade County.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level, 8.57 ft NGVD, Aug. 26, 2005; lowest, 0.53 ft NGVD, June 11, 12, 2011.