USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
50075500 RIO BLANCO AT FLORIDA, PR
LOCATION - Lat 18°14'27", long 65°47'06" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Naguabo Municipio, PR, Hydrologic Unit 21010005, 1,000.00 ft upstream from Escuela Lutgarda Rivera Reyes, 1,333.87 ft upstream from Capilla Nuestra SeƱora del Perpetuo Socorro, 1,595.69 ft downstream from PREPA Hydroelectric Plant.
DRAINAGE AREA - 11 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - 1962-1982 (Annual maximum discharge only), Re-established in February, 2017 as a stage-discharge site.
GAGE - Data Collection Platform (DCP) transmitter and data logger connected to a non-contact radar stage sensor, housed in a half metal shelter downstream of the bridge. The Primary Reference is a wire-weight attached to the bridge. Datum of gage is National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum recorded gage height, 20.59 ft, September 20, 2017; minimum recorded gage height, 3.58 ft, March 2, 2017.