Water Resources of Tampa

Provisional Station Information through the 2012 Water Year

WELL NUMBER.-- 283201082315601. Weeki Wachee Well near Weeki Wachee, FL.
LOCATION.-- Lat 28°32'01", long 82°31'56", in SW¼SW¼ sec.29, T.22 S., R.18 E., Hydrologic Unit 03100207, 25 ft north of State Highway 50, and 2.6 mi east of Weeki Wachee. Owner: U.S. Geological Survey.
AQUIFER.-- Floridan aquifer system of the Tertiary System, Geologic Unit 120 FLRD.
WELL CHARACTERISTICS.-- Drilled, observation, artesian well, diameter 4 in., depth 259 ft, cased to 176 ft.
INSTRUMENTATION.-- Water-stage recorder--60-minute interval.
DATUM.-- Land-surface datum is 36.49 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: Top of casing, 2.08 ft above land-surface datum.
PERIOD OF RECORD.-- August 1966 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, 23.91 ft NGVD, Aug. 27, 28, 1984; lowest, 11.49 ft NGVD, June 19, 2001.