USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
271134082092202 Big Slough Shallow Well near Arcadia, FL.
Surficial aquifer system
Nonartesian Sand Aquifer
LOCATION - Lat 27°11'35.8", long 82°09'20.6" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.12, T.38 S., R.22 E., Sarasota County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03100102, 30 ft south of State Highway 72, and 17.5 mi west of Arcadia.
REVISIONS HISTORY - The figures of water level as elevation, in feet NGVD, prior to Oct. 1, 1982, are in error. Correct elevations for data published prior to this date may be obtained by using datum correction of +0.07 ft.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 25 ft. Upper casing diameter 4 in; top of first opening 19 ft, bottom of last opening 25 ft. Drilled, observation, water-table well.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 33.26 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: Top of shelter floor, 3.57 ft above land-surface datum, Jun. 1, 2010 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - December 1977 to September 2012 (discontinued).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder--60-minute interval.
COOPERATION - This gage is monitored in cooperation with Southwest Florida Water Management District.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest daily maximum water level, 34.51 ft NGVD, June 27, 1992; lowest, 25.51 ft NGVD, May 29, 30, 2012.