USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
283249081053201 Bithlo-1 Well at Bithlo, FL.
Floridan aquifer system
Floridan Aquifer System
LOCATION - Lat 28°32'50", long 81°05'33" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 NW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.26, T.22 S., R.32 E., Orange County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03080101, on north side of State Highway 50, 0.8 mi west of intersection of State Highway 520, and 1.0 mi east of Bithlo. Owner: U.S. Geological Survey.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 492 ft. Upper casing diameter 6 in; top of first opening 151 ft, bottom of last opening 492 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 63.53 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: Top of recorder shelf, 66.63 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Oct. 10, 1960 to Apr. 23, 2007; Top of recorder shelf, 66.64 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Apr. 23, 2007 to Jul. 1, 2019; Top of Flange, 66.58 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Jul. 1, 2019 to Jun. 5, 2020; Top of Shelf, 66.64 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Jun. 5, 2020 to present. Prior to April 22, 2007, top of recorder shelf, 3.10 ft above land-surface datum; October 1, 2001, top of recorder shelf, 0.05 ft higher.
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1960 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and data-collection platform--15-minute interval.
COOPERATION - This gage is monitored in cooperation with the City of Cocoa.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level measured, 43.22 ft above NGVD of 1929, Oct. 10, 1960; lowest, 28.68 ft above NGVD of 1929, June 9, 10, 2000.