Water Resources of Tampa

Provisional Station Information Current through the 2001 Water Year

WELL NUMBER.-- 274240082212701. ROMP 50 Floridan Well near Wimauma, FL.
LOCATION.-- Lat 27°42'40", long 82°21'27", in NW¼SE¼ sec.12, T.32 S., R.19 E., Hydrologic Unit 03100203, 0.2 mi south of State Highway 674, and 3.5 mi west of Wimauma. Owner: Southwest Florida Water Management District.
AQUIFER.-- Floridan aquifer system of the Tertiary System, Geologic Unit 120 FLRD.
WELL CHARACTERISTICS.-- Drilled, observation, artesian well, diameter 8 to 6 in., depth 562 ft, cased to 200 ft.
INSTRUMENTATION.-- Water-stage recorder--60-minute interval.
DATUM.-- Land-surface datum is 44.00 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: Top of recorder shelter floor, 2.44 ft above land-surface datum.
REMARKS.-- Water level affected by pumping of nearby irrigation wells.
PERIOD OF RECORD.-- February 1976 to current year. Prior to October 1979, published as ROMP Deep Well No. 50 near Wimauma.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-- Highest daily maximum water level, 24.97 ft NGVD, Feb. 23, 1998; lowest, 20.87 ft below NGVD, May 27, 1989.