USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02298123 PRAIRIE CREEK NEAR FORT OGDEN, FL.
LOCATION - Lat 27°03'06", long 81°47'05" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 sec.26, T.39 S., R.25 E., DeSoto County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03100101, (1927 North American datum) near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 31, 0.4 mi downstream from Myrtle Slough, and 10.6 mi east of Fort Ogden.
DRAINAGE AREA - 233 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR FL-83-3A: 1982 (M and daily).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1963 to September 1968; October 1969 to September 1977 (gage heights and discharge measurements only); October 1977 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 25.00 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 1962, 1966 to September 2011 (discontinued).