USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02292010 CALOOSAHATCHEE CANAL DWS OF S-77 AT MOORE HAVEN FL
LOCATION - Lat 26°50'00", long 81°05'20" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 sec.12, T.42 S., R.32 E., Glades County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03090205, in NW 1/4 sec.12, T.42 S., R.32 E.,500 ft downstream of Railroad Bridge over C-43 canal (Caloosahatchee River). Downstream 0.43 mi of S-77 water control structure at Lake Okeechobee, located on concrete wing-wall of the right bank, 210 ft upstream of U.S. Highway 27 Bridge near downtown Moore Haven, FL.
DRAINAGE AREA - Indeterminate.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 2008 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite data collection platform with water-stage shaft encoder and Acoustic Doppler velocity meter. Datum of gage is National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
COOPERATION - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height, 12.31 ft June 8, 2017; minimum, 8.30 ft May 21, 2008.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: October 2021 to current year.
WATER TEMPERATURE: October 2021to current year.
TURBIDITY: October 2021 to current year.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 1223 us/cm July 10, 2023; minimum recorded, 168 us/cm Aug. 9, 2023.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 34.5 °C July, 12, 2022; minimum recorded, 13.5 °C Dec. 27, 2022.
TURBIDITY: Maximum recorded, 88.1 turbidity units April 08, 2022; minimum recorded, 0.2 turbidity units July 23, 2022.