USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
254344081095101 MO - 216
Biscayne Limestone Aquifer
LOCATION - Lat 25°43'44.5", long 81°09'51.3" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Monroe County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03090204, located 7mi west of the 40-Mile Bend Check Station along Loop Road Big Cypress National Preserve, 11.5 mi south of Mitchell Landing campground, 11.7 mi northwest of Coconuts Camp.
REVISIONS HISTORY - Groundwater levels on Apr. 24, 2017, were revised on Feb. 12, 2018, due to the removal of a data spike. The daily maximum elevation, NAVD 88, on Apr. 24, 2017 was revised.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 10.2 ft. Upper casing diameter 3 in; top of first opening undefined, bottom of last opening undefined.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 1 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Measuring point: top of casing, -2.23 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988, Dec. 1, 2012 to Aug. 22, 2017; top of casing, 3.16 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988, Dec. 1, 2012 to Aug. 22, 2017; top of casing, -2.23 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988, Aug. 22, 2017 to present; top of casing, 3.17 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988, Aug. 22, 2017 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - December 2012 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite data collection platform with pressure transducer.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level, 2.90 NAVD, Sept. 11, 2017; lowest, 1.28 ft below NAVD,
May 25, 2014.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 10.2 ft. Upper casing diameter 3 in; top of first opening undefined, bottom of last opening undefined.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 1 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Measuring point: top of casing, -2.23 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988, Dec. 1, 2012 to Aug. 22, 2017; top of casing, 3.16 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988, Dec. 1, 2012 to Aug. 22, 2017; top of casing, -2.23 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988, Aug. 22, 2017 to present; top of casing, 3.17 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988, Aug. 22, 2017 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - December 2012 to May 2013. April 2017 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Specific conductivity and water temperature sensors probe.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - SALINITY: Maximum recorded, 15 ppt., multiple days during the water years 2017, 2018; minimum recorded,11 ppt., (Corrected), multiple days during the water year 2018. SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 25,000 uS/cm @25°C, multiple days during the water years 2017, 2018; minimum recorded, 18,100 uS/cm @25°C, multiple days during the water year 2018. WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 27.3°C, multiple days during the water year 2018; minimum recorded, 21.8°C, multiple days during the water years 2013-2018.