USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02237051 PALATLAKAHA RIVER BELOW STRUCTURE M-5, NEAR OKAHUMPKA, FL
LOCATION - Lat 28°40'45", long 81°53'05" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 sec.11, T.21 S., R.24 E., Lake County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03080102, on right bank 150 ft downstream from control structure M-5, 125 ft upstream from Bridges Road, 1.9 mi west of U.S. Highway 27, and 4.8 mi south of Okahumpka.
DRAINAGE AREA - 193 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 1981 to current year (gage heights only).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and data-collection platform. Datum of gage is at NGVD of 1929.
COOPERATION - This gage is monitored in cooperation with the Lake County Water Authority.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height, 88.36 ft, Sept. 11. 2017; minimum, unknown, below lowest recordable stage.