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DESCRIPTION:

Latitude 27°45'04",   Longitude 81°46'56"   NAD27

Polk County, Florida, Hydrologic Unit 03100101

Drainage area: 480 square miles

Contributing drainage area: 480 square miles,

Datum of gage: 0.00 feet above   NGVD29.

AVAILABLE DATA:

Data Type	Begin Date	End Date	Count
Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)	1985-10-01	2026-01-22
Daily Data
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius	1965-10-01	1966-11-30	423
Precipitation, total, inches	2001-10-01	2026-01-21	8701
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1974-06-01	2026-01-21	18863
Gage height, feet	1964-04-22	2026-01-21	21221
Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius	1965-10-01	1966-11-30	426
Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet	2007-10-01	2026-01-21	6607
Daily Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1974-06-01	2024-10-28	18413
Gage height, feet	1964-04-22	2024-10-28	20776
Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet	2007-10-01	2024-10-28	6162
Monthly Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1974-06	2024-10
Gage height, feet	1964-04	2024-10
Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet	2007-10	2024-10
Annual Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1974	2025
Gage height, feet	1964	2025
Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in feet	2008	2025
Peak streamflow	1968-07-23	2024-08-11	52
Field measurements	1931-05-18	2025-11-18	452
Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP)	1931-05-18	1999-09-23	229
Water-Year Summary	2006	2024	19
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