USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02306647 SWEETWATER CREEK NEAR TAMPA, FL.
LOCATION - Lat 28°00'49", long 82°32'43" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 sec.30, T.28 S., R.18 E., Hillsborough County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03100206, near left bank, 24 ft. upstream from structure G-1, 500 ft. west of Veterans Expressway, 4.0 mi upstream from mouth, and 7.5 mi northwest of Tampa.
DRAINAGE AREA - 14.3 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 1964 to September 1981 (discharge measurements only); October 1985 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 and 0.79 ft. below North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to Mar. 25, 1975, nonrecording gage 1,000 ft upstream at datum 10 ft lower; Mar. 25, 1975, to September 1981, nonrecording gage at same site at present datum.
COOPERATION - This gage is monitored in cooperation with Southwest Florida Water Management District and Hillsborough County.