USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
253044080555900 EDEN 3 IN EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, FL
LOCATION - Lat 25°30'43.65", long 80°55'59.35" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Monroe County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03090202, located approximately 21 mi south of Tamiami Trail and Highway 41, west of the Miami-Dade County line.
DRAINAGE AREA - Indeterminate.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - November 2005 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite data collection platform with shallow-vented pressure transducer. Datum of gage is North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88).
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - GAGE HEIGHT: Maximum gage height, 2.42 ft Sept. 13, 2017; minimum, indeterminate, gage-height below sensor for many days during the dry season.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - SALINITY: October 2010 to June 2020. Discontinued. SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: November 2005 to June 2020. Discontinued.
WATER TEMPERATURE: November 2005 to June 2020. Discontinued.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 3,303 uS/cm @25°C Apr. 7, 2012; minimum recorded, 193 uS/cm @25°C May 12, 2019.
SALINITY: Maximum recorded, 1.6 ppt Apr. 7, 2012; minimum recorded, 0.1 ppt Sept. 14, 23, 2011, many days during water year 2012 and several days during water year 2019. WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 36.5°C Aug. 13, 2006; minimum recorded, 7.7°C Jan. 3, 2008.