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Available Parameters
00045 Precipitation(Sum)  
00060 Discharge(Mean)  
00065 Gage height(Mean) [(2)]  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
50136400 RIO ROSARIO NEAR HORMIGUEROS, PR
LOCATION - Lat 18°09'36.31", long 67°05'08.75" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Hormigueros Municipio, PR, Hydrologic Unit 21010003, at bridge on State Road 348 and 0.5 mi (0.8 km) southwest of Rosario plaza.
DRAINAGE AREA - 18.3 mi². (47.4 km2).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1, 1985 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and satellite telemetry at station. Datum of gage is 152.89 ft. (46.60 m) above Puerto Rico Vertical Datum of 2002 (PRVD02). Elevation or datum of gage was previously reported as 164 ft. (50 m) above mean sea level and NGVD 29 and was established via topographic map and a new GNSS survey was used to establish a PRVD02 datum because the topographic map datum did not meet the new accuracy requirements.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -

Precipitation: June 12, 2018 to present

INSTRUMENTATION - Dual tipping bucket precipitation gage with data collection platform- 15 minutes interval
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - November 15, 1979 to June 28, 2014; discontinued.
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SUSPENDED-SEDIMENT DISCHARGE: October 1, 1985 to September 30, 2012; discontinued.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS: Maximum daily mean, 15,900 mg/L September 22, 1998; minimum daily mean, 1 mg/L several days during several years. SEDIMENT LOADS: Maximum daily, 356,000 tons (323,000 tonnes) September 22, 1998, minimum daily, 0.05 ton (0.04 tonne) several days during several years.