Water Resources of Tampa

Provisional Station Information Current through the 2012 Water Year

WELL NUMBER.-- 271938082251801. Sarasota Well 9 near Sarasota, FL.
LOCATION.-- Lat 27°19'38", long 82°25'18", in SW¼SE¼ sec.20, T.36 S., R.19 E., Hydrologic Unit 03100201, 0.8 mi south of State Highway 780, and 5.0 mi east of Sarasota. Owner: Palmer Corporation.
AQUIFER.-- Floridan aquifer system of the Tertiary System, Geologic Unit 120 FLRD.
WELL CHARACTERISTICS.-- Drilled, unused irrigation, artesian well, diameter 8 in., depth 730 ft, cased to 101 ft.
INSTRUMENTATION.-- Water-stage recorder--60-minute interval.
DATUM.-- Land-surface datum is 33.56 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: Top of recorder shelter floor, 4.00 ft above land-surface datum.
REMARKS.-- Water level affected by pumping of nearby irrigation wells.
PERIOD OF RECORD.-- September 1930 to December 1931 (periodic); January 1932 to April 1937; November 1941 to current year. Records of water levels prior to January 1943 are available in files of the Geological Survey.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-- Highest water level measured, 38.76 ft NGVD, Mar. 7, 1931; lowest daily maximum water level, 0.31 ft NGVD, June 7, 2000.