USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
252918080234201 G -1183. USGS Observation Well in Homestead, FL.
Biscayne aquifer
Biscayne Limestone Aquifer
LOCATION - Lat 25°29'19.75", long 80°23'40.45" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.12, T.57 S., R.39 E., Miami-Dade County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03090202, on Homestead Air Force Base, 3.0 mi southeast of U.S. Highway 1.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 47 ft. Upper casing diameter 9 in; top of first opening undefined, bottom of last opening undefined.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 6.60 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: top of base, 6.09 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Oct. 15, 1961 to Oct. 4, 1962; top of base, 7.92 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Oct. 3, 1962 to Mar. 13, 1963; top of base, 8.17 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Mar. 12, 1963 to Jul. 24, 1992; top of base, 8.05 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Oct. 1, 1992 to Mar. 26, 2001; top of base, 8.06 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Mar. 26, 2001 to present. Land-surface datum is 5.10 ft (Revised), above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. See REMARKS.
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1961 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite data collection platform. See REMARKS.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level, 6.38 ft NGVD, Aug. 26, 2005; lowest, 0.40 ft NGVD, June 11, 12, 13, 2011.