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Station name: BCA15
Location Area: Big Cypress National Preserve

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Station Information
Station Name: BCA15
Operating Agency: SFWMD
USGS NWIS Agency Code: FL005
USGS NWIS ID: 260222081013700
Latitude (DMS) NAD83: 26°02'23"
Longitude (DMS) NAD83: -81°01'36"
UTM Easting Zone 17N (meters NAD83): 497325.25700
UTM Northing Zone 17N (meters NAD83): 2880093.25252
Location Area: Big Cypress National Preserve
Location Description: Aqua House
Real-time data (daily): Yes

 

Data Links
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[Information about these links]
Recent hourly data
Recent daily data
Station Location Map
Historic Hourly Data (Through September 2005)
(.txt file)
Rainfall Data
Other Database Link (Data on SFWMD DBHYDRO is in NGVD29)
Help
Why are all gage data not referenced to the same datum?
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Datum Information
Vertical Datum for Water Level Data: NAVD88
Vertical Conversion at Gage (ft) (NGVD29 to NAVD88): -1.42
Method Used to Compute NAVD88 vertical datum and Date Computed or Provided by Agency: CORPSCON 6.0 with modified CERP grid, 2005

 

Ground Elevation and Vegetation Information for BCA15
[How was this collected?]
Major Vegetation Community
Vegetation Community: Other (mostly wetland shrub and wetland forested)
Average Ground Elevation (ft) NAVD88: 9.57
Maximum Ground Elevation (ft) NAVD88: 9.66
Minimum Ground Elevation (ft) NAVD88: 9.44
Number of Measurements: 5
Collecting Agency and Date: USGS, July 2007
Secondary Vegetation Community
Vegetation Community: Upland
Average Ground Elevation (ft) NAVD88: N/A
Maximum Ground Elevation (ft) NAVD88: 9.66
Minimum Ground Elevation (ft) NAVD88: 9.44
Number of Measurements: N/A
Collecting Agency and Date: USGS, July 2007

 

Other Information
Type of Station (Physical Location): Marsh
Type of Station (Freshwater/Tidal): Freshwater
Aerial Photo
aerial photo showing gage location
Aerial Photo (showing location of gage BCA15)
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Google Map (showing location of gage BCA15). This map requires enabled JavaScript to view; if you cannot fully access the information on this page, please contact Heather Henkel

 

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Last updated: August 21, 2008 10:39 AM (BJM)