USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
272356082181302 VERNA DEEP WELL 1A NEAR VERNA FL
Floridan aquifer system
Suwannee Limestone
LOCATION - Lat 27°23'54.5", long 82°18'09.5" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.34, T.35 S., R.20 E., Manatee County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03100201, 60 ft north of State Highway 70, and 2.2 mi northwest of Verna.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR FL-76-3: 1975. Groundwater level of 48.73 ft above NGVD 1929, measured on Nov. 27, 1978, was revised on June 2, 2020, due to calculation error.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 480 ft. Upper casing diameter 6 in; top of first opening 412 ft, bottom of last opening 480 ft. Drilled, observation, artesian well.
DATUM -
Land-surface datum is 81.94 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 and 81.00 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Measuring point: Top of casing, 85.04 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Mar. 3, 1970 to Jan. 23, 2024; Black square on shelf floor near well opening, left side, 85.17 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Jan. 23, 2024 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 1970 to current year. Records of water levels prior to January 1974 are available in files of the Geological Survey.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder--15-minute interval.
COOPERATION - This gage is monitored in cooperation with the City of Sarasota.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level, 48.36 ft NGVD, Apr. 5, 1970; lowest, 16.15 ft below NGVD, May 11, 2017.