USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02256500 FISHEATING CREEK AT PALMDALE, FL
LOCATION - Lat 26°55'56", long 81°18'54" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 sec.03, T.41 S., R.30 E., Glades County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03090103, near right bank on downstream side of southbound bridge on U.S. Highway 27, 1.0 mi south of Palmdale, and 16 mi upstream from Lake Okeechobee.
DRAINAGE AREA - 311 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 1931 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and data-collection platform. Datum of gage is 27.19 ft above NGVD of 1929 and 25.91 ft below NAVD of 1988. Prior to Mar. 16, 1949, nonrecording gage. Mar. 16, 1949 to Jan. 23, 1956, water-stage recorder, at site 450 ft upstream at same datum.
COOPERATION - This gage is monitored in cooperation with the US Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District.