USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02301635 ALAFIA RIVER NEAR BELL SHOALS RD NR RIVERVIEW FL
LOCATION - Lat 27°51'25.76", long 82°16'06.92" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in sec.24, T.30 S., R.20 E., Hillsborough County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03100204, on left bank, on wooden platform, 150 ft upstream from Bell Shoals Road bridge, 1.0 mi upstream from Bell Creek, 3.6 mi east of Riverview, and 10 mi upstream from mouth.
REVISIONS HISTORY - Turbidity maximum and minimum extremes for period of record were revised on July 20, 2021.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 2020 to current year (gage heights only).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
COOPERATION - This gage is monitored in cooperation with Tampa Bay Water.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height, 14.53 ft, Oct. 1, 2022; minimum, 0.93 ft below NAVD88, May 19, 2023.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 2020 to current year.
COOPERATION - This gage is monitored in cooperation with Tampa Bay Water.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor consisting of specific conductance, temperature, turbidity, pH, and dissolved oxygen sensors located approximately at an elevation of -2.95 ft North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 768 microsiemens, July 07, 2020; minimum, 122 microsiemens, Oct. 01, 2022. TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 30.2°C, Aug. 08, 09, 2023; minimum, 13.1°C, Dec. 27, 2022. pH: Maximum, 8.5 std. units, May 19, 21, 2021; minimum, 6.5 std. units, Sept. 29, 30, Oct. 01, 2022. TURBIDITY: Maximum, 65.3 FNU, Aug. 31, 2020; minimum, 0.3 FNU, April 12, 2023. DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum, 11.8 mg/L, May 19, 2021; minimum, 1.9 mg/L, June 05, 2021.