USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
252820080505401 MO - 215. USGS Observation Well in Everglades, FL.
Biscayne aquifer
Biscayne Limestone Aquifer
LOCATION - Lat 25°28'20", long 80°50'54" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SW 1/4 NW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.29, T.57 S., R.35 E., Miami-Dade County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03090202, 0.5 mi northeast of Bottle Creek at Rookery Branch, along right bank of along air-boat trail, 23 mi north of Flamingo.
REVISIONS HISTORY - Groundwater levels above NAVD88 for the period June 19-28, 2017, previously provided on nwisweb was revised. Missing record was backfilled. Daily values are available online at
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 10.7 ft. Upper casing diameter 3 in; top of first opening undefined, bottom of last opening undefined.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 1 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Measuring point: top of casing, 5.38 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988, Dec. 6, 2012 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - December 2012 to current year.
GAGE - Satellite data collection platform with pressure transducer, specific conductivity, and water temperature probe.
COOPERATION - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level, 2.64 ft NAVD, Nov. 13, 2020; lowest, 0.67 ft below NAVD, April 15, 2015.