USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02290947 SWEETWATER STRAND AT LOOP ROAD NEAR MONROE STATION, FL
LOCATION - Lat 25°47'18.86", long 81°05'59.72" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Monroe County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03090204, on east side of bridge on Loop Road over Sweetwater Strand, 5.2 mi south of U.S. Highway 41 (Tamiami Trail).
DRAINAGE AREA - Indeterminate.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 2014 to November 2017. Discontinued.
GAGE - Internally logging water-stage vented pressure sonde. Datum of gage is North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88).
COOPERATION - This gage is operated in cooperation with the USGS Greater Everglades Priority Ecosystems Science.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: June 2014 to November 2017.
Discontinued.
WATER TEMPERATURE: June 2014 to November 2017.
Discontinued.
TURBIDITY: June 2014 to November 2017. Discontinued.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 625 uS/cm Apr. 20, 2015; minimum recorded, 69 uS/cm June 6, 2017.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 31.6 °C Sept. 20, 2017; minimum recorded, 11.9 °C Feb. 20, 2015.
TURBIDITY: Maximum recorded, 18.9 turbidity units Apr. 5, 2017; minimum recorded, 0.0 turbidity units on many days in 2015 and 2016.