Water Resources of Tampa

Provisional Station Information Current through the 2007 Water Year

WELL NUMBER.-- 275411081372001. ROMP 57 Floridan Well near Lake Wales, FL.
LOCATION.-- Lat 27°54'11", long 81°37'20", in NE¼NE¼ sec.4, T.30 S., R.27 E., Hydrologic Unit 0310010l, 40 ft south of State Highway 60, 1.5 mi west of U. S. Highway 27, and 2.0 mi west of Lake Wales. 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 7 in., depth 634 ft, cased to 160 ft.
INSTRUMENTATION.-- Water-stage recorder--60-minute interval.
DATUM.-- Land-surface datum is 128.22 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: Top of recorder shelter floor, 4.21 ft above land-surface datum.
REMARKS.-- Water level affected by pumping of nearby well.
PERIOD OF RECORD.-- July 1981 to current year. Prior to October 1, 1982, published as ROMP 57-1 Floridan Well near Lake Wales.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-- Highest daily maximum water level, 111.20 ft NGVD, Mar. 23, 1998; lowest, 87.82 ft NGVD, June 3, 2000.