USGS Water-Year Summary 2025
252656080350301 G -1502. USGS Observation Well near Homestead, FL.
Biscayne aquifer
Biscayne Limestone Aquifer
LOCATION - Lat 25°36'56.58", long 80°34'58.86" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.25, T.55 S., R.37 E., Miami-Dade County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03090202, in Grossman Hammock, 11.5 mi northwest of Homestead.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 31 ft. Upper casing diameter 6 in; top of first opening 11 ft, bottom of last opening 31 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 8.28 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: Top of base, 9.0 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Dec. 12, 1978 to present; Top of casing, 8.98 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Dec. 12, 1978 to Jun. 19, 2019.
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 1970 to current year.
GAGE - Electronic data logger with water-level sensor.
COOPERATION - Miami-Dade County and Everglades National Park.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level, 8.37 ft NGVD, Nov. 15, 2023; lowest, 1.73 ft NGVD, June 12, 13, 2011.