USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
254157080213800 SNAPPER CREEK NO.5 ABOVE WATER PIPE NEAR S. MIAMI, FL
LOCATION - Lat 25°41'56.6", long 80°21'38.2" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.32, T.54 S., R.40 E., Miami-Dade County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03090202, on north side of Snapper Creek Canal, 0.25 mi southeast of the intersection of SW 107th Avenue and Sunset Drive, and 4.6 mi west of South Miami,1412 ft downstream of SE corner of Sunset Drive/72nd Street bridge crossing C-2 Canal(Snapper Creek).
DRAINAGE AREA - Indeterminate.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 2010 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite data collection platform with pressure transducer and acoustic Doppler velocity meter. Prior to May 14, 2013 satellite data collection platform with acoustic stage transducer, acoustic Doppler velocity meter. Datum of gage is National Geodetic Vertical Datum of NGVD 29.
COOPERATION - Miami-Dade County.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height, 6.61 ft Sept. 10, 2017; minimum, 1.13 ft June 13, 2011.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - SALINITY (LOWER): February 2018 to current year. SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE (LOWER): February 2018 to current year. WATER TEMPERATURE (UPPER, LOWER): August 2010 to April 2014. WATER TEMPERATURE (LOWER): February 2018 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor with upper and lower sensors.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - SALINITY (LOWER): Maximum recorded, 0.3 ppt during multiple days during each water year; minimum recorded, 0.2 ppt multiple days during each water year. SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE (LOWER): Maximum recorded, 583 uS/cm @ 25°C May 5, 2018; minimum recorded, 433 uS/cm @ 25°C Sept. 12, 2019. WATER TEMPERATURE (UPPER): Maximum recorded, 31.7 °C July 31, 2011; minimum recorded, 17.6 °C Dec. 16, 2010.
WATER TEMPERATURE (LOWER): Maximum recorded, 30.5 °C June 24, 2011; minimum recorded, 17.8 °C Dec. 16, 2010.