USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
252656080350301 G -1502. USGS Observation Well near Homestead, FL.
Biscayne aquifer
Biscayne Limestone Aquifer
LOCATION - Lat 25°36'56.58", long 80°34'58.86" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.25, T.55 S., R.37 E., Miami-Dade County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03090202, in Grossman Hammock, 11.5 mi northwest of Homestead.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 31 ft. Upper casing diameter 6 in; top of first opening 11 ft, bottom of last opening 31 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 8.28 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: Top of base, 9.0 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Dec. 12, 1978 to present; Top of casing, 8.98 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Dec. 12, 1978 to Jun. 19, 2019.
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 1970 to current year.
GAGE - Electronic data logger.
COOPERATION - Miami-Dade County and Everglades National Park.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest maximum water level, 8.31 ft NGVD, Nov. 11, 2020; lowest, 0.49 ft NGVD, May 14, 1971.