USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02294217 SADDLE CREEK AT STATE HIGHWAY 542 NEAR LAKELAND, FL.
LOCATION - Lat 28°02'38", long 81°52'35" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 sec.14, T.28 S., R.24 E., Polk County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03100101, near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 542, 3.7 mi upstream from Lake Hancock, 5.2 mi west of Lakeland, and 11.0 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 53 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 1987 to September 1988; August 1996 to current year. Records of discharge prior to October 1996 are available in files of the Geological Survey.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 90.00 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
COOPERATION - This gage is monitored in cooperation with Southwest Florida Water Management District.