USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
263845081260703 HE 851. USGS Observation Well near Sears, FL.
Surficial aquifer system
Nonartesian Sand Aquifer
LOCATION - Lat 26°38'45", long 81°26'07" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.21, T.44 S., R.29 E., Hendry County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03090205, southeast corner of intersection of State Road 29 and Sears Road, and 3.6 mi west of Sears.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 10 ft. Upper casing diameter 4 in; top of first opening 5 ft, bottom of last opening 10 ft. Open-hole well.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 29.6 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: Top of shelf, 30.45 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Aug. 1, 1977 to Jul. 1, 1978; Top of recorder shelf, 32.3 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Aug. 1, 1978 to Oct. 1, 1989; Top of casing, 32.38 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Oct. 1, 1989 to Oct. 1, 1991; Top of casing, 32.26 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Oct. 1, 1991 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1977 to October 1983 (daily), October 1983 to September 1995 (monthly), February 2001 to current year.
GAGE - InSitu Level TROLL 500 pressure transducer.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level, 30.57 ft NGVD, Aug. 22, 2008 and Sept. 10, 2017; lowest measured, 22.81 ft NGVD, June 4, 1986.