USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02321500 SANTA FE RIVER AT WORTHINGTON SPRINGS, FL
LOCATION - Lat 29°55'18", long 82°25'35" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 sec.32, T.6 S., R.19 E., Alachua County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03110206, near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 121, 0.5 mi south of Worthington Springs, 0.8 mi downstream from New River, and 51 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 575 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 2105: WDR FL-76-4: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1931 to current year. Published as "near Worthington" prior to October 1965. Monthly discharge only for October 1931, published in WSP 1304.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and data-collection platform. Datum of gage is 42.74 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers) and 41.91 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to Jan. 16, 1939, nonrecording gage at site 0.2 mi downstream at present datum; Jan. 16, 1939 to July 23, 1953, nonrecording gage at present site and datum.
COOPERATION - This gage is monitored in cooperation with the Suwannee River Water Management District.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: August 2015 to current year.
WATER TEMPERATURE: August 2015 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water quality monitor and data-collection platform.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 243 µS/cm @ 25 °C, Mar. 28, 2017; minimum, 28 µS/cm @ 25 °C, Mar. 12, 13, 2017.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 29.4 °C, June 17, 23, 2022; minimum, 5.0 °C, Jan. 5, 6, 2018.