USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
253549080214101 S - 182A. USGS Observation Well near Peters, FL.
Biscayne aquifer
Biscayne Limestone Aquifer
LOCATION - Lat 25°35'49.5", long 80°21'48.1" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.05, T.56 S., R.40 E., Miami-Dade County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03090202, on SW 185th Terrace west of SW 104th Avenue, 0.1 mi north of Quail Roost Drive, 0.4 mi west of U.S. Highway 1, and 16.4 mi southwest of Miami.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR FL-84-2B:1983. Groundwater level of 1.39 ft above NGVD 1929, measured on June 4, 2011, was determined to be erroneous and was removed on Mar. 9 2022.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 33 ft. Upper casing diameter 6 in; top of first opening 8.7 ft, bottom of last opening 33 ft. Open hole 8.7 to 33 ft. See REMARKS.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 11 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: top of base, 13.47 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Jan. 1, 1940 to Feb. 28, 2006; top of casing, 14.14 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Jan. 25, 1940 to Jul. 29, 1981; top of casing, 13.53 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Jul. 28, 1981 to Oct. 1, 1994; top of base (possibly in error), 13.53 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Oct. 1, 1994 to May. 23, 1995; top of base, 13.62 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, May. 31, 1995 to May. 23, 2000; top of base, 13.5 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Mar. 3, 2006 to Dec. 12, 2008; top of base, 14.03 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Jan. 13, 2008 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - January 1940 to September 1974, S-182. October 1974 to current year.
GAGE - Electronic data logger.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level measured, 9.06 ft NGVD, Sept. 12, 1960; lowest measured, 0.53 ft NGVD, Apr. 29, 1971.