USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02368500 SHOAL RIVER NEAR MOSSY HEAD, FL
LOCATION - Lat 30°47'45", long 86°18'25" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 sec.36, T.4 N., R.21 W., Walton County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03140103, near center span on dowstream side of bridge on County Road 1087, about 200 ft downstream from Machine Branch, 3.9 mi north of Mossy Head, and 34 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 123 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 1951 to September 1978, May 2000 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and data-collection platform. Datum of gage is 105.59 ft National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Prior to July 24, 1956, at site 300 ft north at same datum.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of June 9, 1989, reached a stage of 24.73 ft, present datum, from floodmarks, discharge, 12,050 ft³/2.