02307696  ALLIGATOR LAKE AT SAFETY HARBOR, FL.

LOCATION.--Lat 27°58'45", long 82°41'43" (1927 North American datum), in NW1/4 sec.10, T.29 S., R.16 E., 
        Pinellas County, Hydrologic Unit 03100206, on east shore of lake, on right upstream wingwall of concrete 
        control structure, 30 ft upstream from bridge on Bayshore Drive, and 0.8 mi southwest of Safety Harbor. 

SURFACE AREA.--76.4 acres (0.12 mi2). 

DRAINAGE AREA.--9.0 mi2, approximately. 

PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1948 to April 1959; October 1960 to September 1992; October 1992 to September 1994 (weekly), 
        incomplete; October 1994 to current year (bimonthly). Records of elevations prior to October 1960 are available 
        in files of the Geological Survey. Prior to October 1974, published as Alligator Creek at Safety Harbor. 

REVISED RECORDS.--WRD FL 1964: Surface area. 

GAGE.--Nonrecording gage. Datum of gage is National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 5, 1959, water-stage 
        recorder at site of former control 160 ft upstream at datum 0.85 ft lower; Oct. 13, 1960, to May 16, 1970, at present 
        site at datum 1.19 ft lower. 

COOPERATION.--Elevations provided by Southwest Florida Water Management District.