USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02232000 ST. JOHNS RIVER NEAR MELBOURNE, FL
LOCATION - Lat 28°05'04", long 80°45'08" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 sec.05, T.28 S., R.36 E., Brevard County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03080101, near center of span on downstream side of eastbound bridge on U.S. Highway 192, 1.1 mi downstream from Sawgrass Lake, 1.7 mi upstream from Lake Washington, 9.2 mi west of Melbourne, and 262 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 968 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1939 to current year. Monthly discharge only for October 1939, published in WSP 1304.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder, acoustic velocity meter, and data-collection platform. Datum of gage is 11.22 ft above NGVD of 1929 and 9.85 ft above NAVD of 1988. Prior to July 26, 1940, nonrecording gage, and July 26, 1940 to Jan. 11, 1973, water-stage recorder at site 200 ft upstream at same datum. Oct. 1, 1969 to Oct. 5, 1972, and Oct. 1, 1982 to Sept. 30, 1983, water-stage recorder for Lake Washington near Eau Gallie (station 02232100) used as auxiliary gage for this station.
COOPERATION - This gage is monitored in cooperation with the St. Johns River Water Management District and the USGS- Federal Priority Streamgages.