USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
252019080544800 UPSTREAM NORTH RIVER NEAR FLAMINGO, FL
LOCATION - Lat 25°21'30", long 80°54'01" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in T.56 S., R.32 E., Monroe County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03090202, in Everglades National Park.
DRAINAGE AREA - Indeterminate.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2003 to September 2011. Discontinued.
GAGE - Satellite data collection platform with acoustic Doppler velocity meter and a YSI 600 XL with pressure sensor. Datum of gage is North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
DISCHARGE: Maximum positive discharge (unfiltered), 103 ft³/s Sept. 21, 2005; maximum negative (unfiltered), 94 ft³/s Sept. 5, 2004.
GAGE HEIGHT: Maximum gage height, 1.01 ft Sept. 6, 2004; minimum, -2.26 ft Jan. 4, 2008.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2003 to September 2011. Discontinued.
INSTRUMENTATION - Unshielded standard 8 in. diameter tipping bucket precipitation gage with 0.01 in. resolution.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum daily precipitation, 6.68 in. Aug. 26, 2005.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR - Maximum daily precipitation, 2.89 in., Aug. 19.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - SALINITY (TOP): October 2003 to September 2007. Discontinued.
SALINITY (BOTTOM): October 2003 to September 2011. Discontinued.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE (BOTTOM): October 2009 to September 2011. Discontinued.
WATER TEMPERATURE (TOP): October 2003 to September 2007. Discontinued.
WATER TEMPERATURE (BOTTOM): October 2003 to September 2011. Discontinued.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor with top and bottom sensors.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - SALINITY (TOP): Maximum recorded, 28.4 ppt May 12, 13, 2006; minimum recorded, 0.1 ppt Sept. 21, 2005.
SALINITY (BOTTOM): Maximum recorded, 35.2 ppt June 15, 16, 2011; minimum recorded, 0.1 ppt Oct. 1, 2, 2003, Sept. 21, 2005.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE (BOTTOM): Maximum recorded, 53,200 uS/cm @ 25°C June 15, 16, 2011; minimum recorded, 450 uS/cm @ 25°C Oct 1, 2, 2009.
WATER TEMPERATURE (TOP): Maximum recorded, 36.9°C June 23, 24, 2004; minimum recorded, 8.7 °C Feb. 14, 2006.
WATER TEMPERATURE (BOTTOM): Maximum recorded, 37.0°C June 23, 2004; minimum recorded, 3.2 °C Jan. 11, 2010.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR - SALINITY (BOTTOM): Maximum recorded, 35.2 ppt June 15, 16; minimum recorded, 0.2 ppt multiple days during the months of October and November.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE (BOTTOM): Maximum recorded, 53,200 uS/cm @ 25°C June 15, 16; minimum recorded, 511 uS/cm @ 25°C Nov. 5.
WATER TEMPERATURE (BOTTOM): Maximum recorded, 35.4°C July 24; minimum recorded, 7.2°C Dec. 15.