USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02298760 HOWARD CREEK NEAR SARASOTA, FL.
LOCATION - Lat 27°17'17", long 82°20'25" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 sec.6, T.37 S., R.20 E., Sarasota County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03100102, on right bank, 3.2 mi above mouth, 3.4 mi south of State Highway 780, and 12.2 mi east of Sarasota.
DRAINAGE AREA - 20 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - Datum of gage for 2005 WY - 2017 WY was published in error as 10.67 ft below North American Vertical Datum of 1988. WDR-US-2007; site 02298760, peak discharge for 2006 water year.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1983 to September 1995; October 2000 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 11.15 ft. above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
COOPERATION - This gage is monitored in cooperation with the Southwest Florida Water Management District.