Water Resources of Tampa

Provisional Station Information Current through the 2012 Water Year

WELL NUMBER.-- 281532081345001. Loughman Deep Well near Loughman, FL.
LOCATION.-- Lat 28°15'32", long 81°34'50", in NW¼NE¼ sec.2, T.26 S., R.27 E., Hydrologic Unit 03090101, 10 ft south of Lake Wilson Road, 0.6 mi east of State Highway 545, and 1.6 mi northwest of Loughman. Owner: U.S. Geological Survey.
AQUIFER.-- Floridan aquifer system of the Tertiary System, Geologic Unit 120 FLRD.
WELL CHARACTERISTICS.-- Drilled, observation, artesian well, diameter 6 in., depth 250 ft, cased to 85 ft.
INSTRUMENTATION.-- Water-stage recorder--60-minute interval.
DATUM.-- Land-surface datum is 104.29 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: Top of recorder shelter floor, 2.72 ft above land-surface datum.
REMARKS.-- Water level affected by pumping of nearby irrigation wells.
PERIOD OF RECORD.-- August 1960 to November 1970 (periodic); December 1970 to current year. Records of water levels prior to January 1974 are available in files of the Geological Survey.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-- Highest daily maximum water level, 93.23 ft NGVD, Oct. 1, 1979; lowest, 85.90 ft NGVD, May 31, 2001.