USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
264208080192201 PB 685. USGS Observation Well in West Palm Beach, FL.
Surficial aquifer system
Surficial Aquifer System
LOCATION - Lat 26°42'12.7", long 80°19'20.4" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SW 1/4 SW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.26, T.43 S., R.40 E., Palm Beach County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03090202, approximately 25 ft east of Lion Country Safari Road, 1.3 mi north of Southern Boulevard (State Road 80), approximately 16 mi west of West Palm Beach.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 17 ft. Upper casing diameter 6 in; top of first opening 17 ft, bottom of last opening 17 ft. Open-end well.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 16.8 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: Top of shelf, 19.94 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Oct. 1, 1973 to May. 31, 1977; Top of coupling, 19.49 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Oct. 1, 1988 to Jan. 12, 1994; Top of base, 19.32 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Jan. 11, 1994 to present. Land-surface datum is 15.9 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1973 to May 1977 (daily), October 1988 to September 1990 (semiannual), October 1990 to December 1993 (monthly), January 1994 to November 2020. Discontinued.
GAGE - Electronic data logger.
COOPERATION - South Florida Water Management District.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level, 18.16 ft NGVD, Aug. 27, 2012 (REVISED); lowest, 11.25 ft NGVD, April 23, 2017.