USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
274812081190301 P-49 Well near Frostproof, FL.
Surficial aquifer system
Nonartesian Sand Aquifer
LOCATION - Lat 27°48'12", long 81°19'03" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.09, T.31 S., R.30 E., Polk County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03090101, on south side of State Highway 630, 0.2 mi west of State Highway 60, and 12.0 mi east of Frostproof. Owner: U.S. Geological Survey.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 17 ft. Upper casing diameter 6 in; top of first opening 14 ft, bottom of last opening 17 ft. Drilled, observation, nonartesian well, cased to 14 ft, gravel-packed from 14 to 17 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 103.33 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Measuring point: Top of casing, 108.0 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Apr. 1, 1949 to Jan. 1, 1966; Top of recorder shelf, 108.31 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Jan. 1, 1966 to present.
PERIOD OF RECORD - April 1949 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and data-collection platform--15-minute interval.
COOPERATION - This gage is monitored in cooperation with the South Florida Water Management District.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level, 105.98 ft above NGVD of 1929, Sept. 29, 2022; lowest, 98.60 ft above NGVD of 1929, June 6, 2001.