USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02311500 WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER NEAR DADE CITY, FL
LOCATION - Lat 28°21'08", long 82°07'34" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 sec.32, T.24 S., R.22 E., Pasco County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03100208, on left bank 50 ft downstream from Lanier Bridge on River Road, 4 mi east of Dade City, and 110 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 390 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WRD FL 1962: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - February 1930 to March 1933, July 1958 to October 1962 (discharge measurements only), water years 1959-62 (annual maximum), January 1964 to September 1983 (discharge measurements and gage heights only); October 1983 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and data-collection platform. Datum of gage is at National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Feb. 11, 1930 to Mar. 31, 1933, and July 21 to Nov. 19, 1958, nonrecording gage, and Nov. 20, 1958 to Oct. 3, 1962, non-recording gage and crest-stage gage at same site at datum 64.29 ft higher. Jan. 21, 1964 to Oct. 8, 1984, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.
COOPERATION - This gage is monitored in cooperation with the Southwest Florida Water Management District.