USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
252312080320301 G 3620. USGS Observation Well near Homestead, FL.
Biscayne aquifer
Biscayne Limestone Aquifer
LOCATION - Lat 25°23'07.5", long 80°32'29.3" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.16, T.58 S., R.38 E., Miami-Dade County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03090202, 1.1 mi south of State Road 9336 (Ingraham Highway) and SW 217th Avenue, 4 mi west of U.S. Highway 1, and 2.0 mi east of entrance to Everglades National Park.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 9 ft. Upper casing diameter 10 in; top of first opening 8.5 ft, bottom of last opening 9 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 3.50 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: top of base, 7.04 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Jun. 12, 1996 to present. Land-surface datum is 2.13 ft (Revised), above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 1996 to December 2013. April 2015 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite data collection platform
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level, 4.47 ft NGVD Sept. 10, 11, 2017; lowest, 0.14 ft NGVD, May 14, 15, 2009.