Provisional Realtime Data

Data from realtime gages are relayed to the Miami Subdistrict office through the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) data-collection system. Data are transmitted from each station at intervals of 4 hours and are loaded onto the Miami Subdistrict computer system.

Realtime data available on the South Florida Home Page are PROVISIONAL data that have not been reviewed or edited. These data may be subject to significant change and are not citeable until reviewed and approved by the U.S. Geological Survey. Realtime streamflow data may be changed after review because the data may have been affected by:

• backwater from debris
• algal and aquatic growth in the stream
• sediment movement
• malfunction of recording equipment

Data are reviewed periodically to ensure accuracy. Each station record is considered PROVISIONAL until the data are published. The data are usually published within 6 months of the end of the water year.

Data users are cautioned to consider carefully the provisional nature of the information before using it for decisions that concern personal or public safety or the conduct of business that involves substantial monetary or operational consequences.

Information concerning appropriate uses of these data or concerning other hydrologic data may be obtained from:

Contact: Mitch Murray, Chief, Hydrologic Records
Phone: (954) 377-5900
Address: 3110 S.W. 9th Avenue
City: Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33315