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Water-Year Summary for Site 50043000

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Available Parameters
00045 Precipitation(Sum)  
00060 Discharge(Mean)  
00065 Gage height(Mean)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
50043000 RIO DE LA PLATA AT PROYECTO LA PLATA, PR
LOCATION - Lat 18°09'36", long 66°13'44" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Aibonito Municipio, PR, Hydrologic Unit 21010005, at upstream side of bridge on State Road 173, 0.4 mi (0.6 km) northeast of Proyecto La Plata, and 2.5 mi (4 km) upstream from Río Usabón. Water Quality sampling site is located approximately 0.5 mi (0.80 km) upstream from gage, towards the end of Rd. 728.
DRAINAGE AREA - 63.1 mi². (163 km2), includes 8.2 mi² (21.2 km2) upstream from Lago Carite, previously excluded.
REVISIONS HISTORY - Drainage area revised in 2021 based on ArcHydro 2020, more detailed topo map used.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - 1958; occasional measurements only, February 1959 to March 1960; measurements only, April 1960 to September 1998; continuous discharge. October 1, 1998 to September 30, 2012; measurements only available at the U.S. Geological Survey, Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center. October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2013, continuous discharge. October 1, 2013 to current year; gage height only.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder, satellite telemetry at station. Elevation of gage is 850 ft (259 m) above National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929, from topographic map.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge recorded, 73,600 ft³/s (2,084 m3/s), January 5, 1992, gage-height, 36.39 ft (11.1 m); minimum daily discharge recorded, 1.2 ft³/s (0.03 m3/s), July 28, 2014.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2016 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping bucket precipitation gage and data collection platform – 15 minutes interval.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - February 1959 to current year.