USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02295420 PAYNE CREEK NEAR BOWLING GREEN, FL.
LOCATION - Lat 27°37'13", long 81°49'33" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 sec.9, T.33 S., R.25 E., Hardee County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03100101, near center of span on upstream side of northbound U.S. Highway 17 bridge, 0.4 mi downstream from Little Payne Creek, 1.2 mi south of Bowling Green, and 2.1 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 121 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WRD FL-81-3:1980 water year maximum.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1963 to September 1968; October 1979 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 51.06 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
COOPERATION - This gage is monitored in cooperation with Southwest Florida Water Management District.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1956, 1962-63, 1965-70, 1980-83, 1992 to September 2010 (discontinued).
COOPERATION - This gage is monitored in cooperation with Southwest Florida Water Management District.