USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
50063800 RIO ESPIRITU SANTO NEAR RIO GRANDE, PR
LOCATION - Lat 18°21'35.67", long 65°48'50.40" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Rio Grande Municipio, PR, Hydrologic Unit 21010005, on upstream left side of bridge on State Road 966, 0.1 mi (0.2 km) upstream from Quebrada Jiménez, and 1.9 mi (3.1 km) southeast of Río Grande.
DRAINAGE AREA - 8.62 mi². (22.33 km2).
REVISIONS HISTORY -
Revisions: Discharge for the period Sept 20, 2017, to Oct 20, 2017, including the peak of the 2017 water year, was revised on Aug 1, 2018, based on review of stage-discharge rating and other data following the flood of Sept 20, 2017.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - February 1959 to April 1963; annual low flow and occasional measurements only. August 1, 1966 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder, satellite telemetry at station. Elevation of gage is 40 ft (12 m) above National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929, from topographic map.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2017 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping bucket precipitation gage and data collection platform – 15 minutes interval.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - September 11, 1958 to current year.