USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
264046081022801 HE 1068. USGS Observation Well near La Belle, FL.
Intermediate aquifer system
Tamiami Formation
LOCATION - Lat 26°40'44", long 81°02'28" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.09, T.44 S., R.33 E., Hendry County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03090202, 500 ft south of dirt road, 1.3 mi east of Flaghole Road, 5 mi south of U.S. Highway 27.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 160 ft. Upper casing diameter 6 in; top of first opening 60 ft, bottom of last opening 160 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 19.6 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: Top of flange, 21.08 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Jun. 1, 2003 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1987 to September 1994 (monthly), October 1994 to September 1995 (quarterly), June 2003 to September 2018 (continuous), October 2018 to May 2020 (discontinued).
GAGE - Monthly measurement with chalked tape.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level recorded, 19.78 ft NGVD, Sept. 11, 12, 2017; lowest water level measured, 15.14 ft NGVD, May 24, 1990.