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Water-Year Summary for Site 02269600

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62614 Elevation, lake/res, NGVD29(Mean)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02269600 LAKE ARBUCKLE NEAR AVON PARK, FL
LOCATION - Lat 27°39'55", long 81°22'38" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 sec.25, T.32 S., R.29 E., Polk County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03090101, at downstream side of CR64 bridge at the south shore of the lake, 9.5 mi northeast of Avon Park.
DRAINAGE AREA - 170 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - December 1941 to September 2015 (discontinued).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and data-collection platform. Datum of gage is at NGVD of 1929. June 27, 1945, to Nov. 15, 1950, May 9, 1956, to June 15, 1962, and May 11, 1967, to Dec. 11, 1975, nonrecording gage at site 500 ft northwest near head of Arbuckle Creek at datum 51.53 ft higher.
REMARKS - Surface area 3,787 acres (5.92 mi²). Lake is the most downstream of the Arbuckle Creek headwater lakes.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - An elevation of 58.7 ft, was reached in 1926 and 1928, from information by local residents.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum daily elevation, 58.3 ft, Sept. 24, 1948, from floodmark; minimum daily, 51.15 ft, June 10, 1985.