USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02271500 JOSEPHINE CREEK NEAR DE SOTO CITY, FL.
LOCATION - Lat 27°22'26", long 81°23'37" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 sec.2, T.36 S., R.29 E., Highlands County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03090101, near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 17, 1.0 mi downstream from Jack Creek, 4.0 mi south of De Soto City, and 4.9 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 109 mi². includes area drained by Lake Sebring.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1384: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1946 to September 1975; October 1978 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 52.99 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Prior to May 21, 1952, at site 0.44 mi upstream at datum 0.89 ft higher. May 21, 1952 to August 16, 2005, at site 0.06 mi downstream at same datum.
COOPERATION - This gage is monitored in cooperation with Southwest Florida Water Management District.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1966-71, 1974 to September 2011 (discontinued).
COOPERATION - This gage is monitored in cooperation with Southwest Florida Water Management District.