Water-level conditions in southern Florida
All data presented on this site are considered to be PROVISIONAL DATA and subject to revision pending further review.
USGS STATION NUMBER.-- USGS 263845081260701
LOCATION.-- Lat 26°38'47", long 81°26'09" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.21, T.44 S., R.29 E., Hendry County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03090205, at southeast corner of intersection of State Road 29 and Sears Road, and 3.6 mi west of Sears.
AQUIFER.-- Sandstone aquifer of the Miocene Age, Geologic Unit 122 SNDS.
WELL CHARACTERISTICS.-- Depth 270 ft. Upper casing diameter 4 in.; top of first opening 250 ft, bottom of last opening 270 ft. Artesian well.
DATUM.-- Top of casing, 32.83 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Jan. 1, 1975, to present
PERIOD OF RECORD.-- January 1975 to October 1983 (daily), November 1983 to September 1995 (monthly), December 2001 to current year.
REMARKS.-- Records from January 1975 to September 30, 1978, require a -2.80 ft correction. Published records from October 1, 1978, through October 1983 require a +1.99 ft correction. Corrected data, including unpublished records of water levels prior to October 1980, are in the files of the U.S. Geological Survey. See DATUM.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-- Highest daily maximum water level, 27.23 ft NGVD, Sept. 26, 1983; lowest, 9.48 ft NGVD, May 17, 2002.
Online map showing USGS_263845081260701 (through Google Maps - not a USGS site) at (26.6467361,-81.4356308).
Daily values tables - HTML tables
Daily values tables - raw retrieval
Most recent monitoring data received at HE - 555: (Recorded within last 60 days of site monitoring or during site visit within past 180 days.) Data type Value Date Time Computed elevation, in ft (NGVD) 17.99 21-JAN-2013 13:00:00
Online data inventory for HE - 555: Data type Start End Number of records Computed elevation, in ft (NGVD) 30-NOV-2001 27-AUG-2012 90298 Daily maximum elevation, in ft (NGVD) 05-JAN-1976 26-AUG-2012 7698 Measured water-level elevation 23-OCT-1975 26-APR-2012 313
Continuously recorded water levels for the past 90 days are compared to the daily (maximum) water levels from last year, and to the minimum and maximum daily levels for the corresponding weeks of the year for the site period of record prior to the current water year.
Data used to produce the current 90-day hydrograph at HE - 555 (263845081260701)
Description of information presented in the current 90-day hydrograph at HE - 555 (263845081260701)
Daily maximum water levels for the current calendar year are compared to the water levels from last year, and to the minimum and maximum daily levels for the corresponding weeks of the year for the site period of record prior to the current water year.
Data used to produce the current year-to-date hydrograph at HE - 555 (263845081260701)
Description of information presented in the current year-to-date hydrograph at HE - 555 (263845081260701)
Long-term water-level elevation trends are estimated by statistical analysis, then water-level elevations for the past year are compared to the duration information, compensated for long-term trends, for the corresponding weeks of the year.
Data used to produce the one-year hydrograph at HE - 555 (263845081260701)
Description of information presented in the one-year hydrograph at HE - 555 (263845081260701)
The change in daily water-level elevations correlates with time to a 95-percent degree of confidence for the past 35 years. A second-order regression has been performed against the daily water-level elevations for the past 35 years to quantify a long-term trend in the data. The estimated first-order long-term trend in water level, using the Seasonal Kendall Slope Estimator, is -0.0090 ft/year, measured over the last 25 years (12-JAN-2012). (Description of statistical methods)
Water-level elevations from the past 35 years.
Data used to produce the period of record hydrograph - past 35 years at HE - 555 (USGS 263845081260701)
Description of information presented in the period of record hydrograph - past 35 years at HE - 555 (USGS 263845081260701)
The change in daily water-level elevations correlates with time to a 95-percent degree of confidence for the past 35 years. A second-order regression has been performed against the daily water-level elevations for the past 35 years to quantify a long-term trend in the data. The estimated first-order long-term trend in water level, using the Seasonal Kendall Slope Estimator, is -0.0090 ft/year, measured over the last 25 years (12-JAN-2012). (Description of statistical methods)
Funding for the USGS to design and maintain this site has been provided through a cooperative agreement with the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD). Water-level conditions are monitored by the USGS with support from Federal, State, and local cooperators.