USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02266300 REEDY CREEK NEAR VINELAND, FL
LOCATION - Lat 28°19'57", long 81°34'48" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 sec.11, T.25 S., R.27 E., Osceola County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03090101, 200 ft downstream of bridge on U.S. Highway 192, about 2.5 mi upstream from bridge on Interstate Highway 4, 6.5 mi southwest of Vineland, and 28 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 84.6 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR-FL-96-1A: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1960, 1962-66 (annual maximum), May 1966 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and data-collection platform. Datum of gage is 66.37 ft above NGVD of 1929. Sept. 26, 1962, to January 1966, crest-stage gage at site 200 ft upstream at same datum. May 1966 to July 29, 1999 at site 100 ft upstream at same datum.
COOPERATION - This gage is monitored in cooperation with the Reedy Creek Improvement District.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum stage 14.90 ft, Sept. 11, 1960, present datum, from flood mark, discharge, 1,910 ft³/s.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1961-63, 1965-66, 1968-94, 1996 to 2009.
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: June 1977 to current year.
WATER TEMPERATURE: June 1977 to current year.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: June 1977 to current year.
pH: June 1977 to June 1986.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor and data-collection platform.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 849 µS/cm @ 25 °C, Dec. 10, 2000; minimum, 37 µS/cm @ 25 °C, Nov. 4, 1987.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 31.2 °C, Aug. 12, 2023; minimum, 4.0 °C, Dec. 25, 1989.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum, 10.5 mg/L, Dec. 29, 1995; minimum, 0.0 mg/L, many days.
pH: Maximum daily mean, 7.4 units, Jan. 5, 1980, June 8, 1986; minimum daily mean, 4.9 units, July 21, 1978.