USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02245260 DEEP CREEK AT SPUDS, FL
LOCATION - Lat 29°43'24.17", long 81°29'03.72" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in sec.16, T.9 S., R.28 E., St. Johns County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03080103, near left bank, 50 ft upstream of State Road 207 bridge, 0.5 mi east of Spuds, and 4.4 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 60.5 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR FL-96-1A: Discharge, 1995. WDR FL-04-1A: Discharge, 2003.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - May 1992 to September 2010, October 2010 to current year (filtered).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder, acoustic velocity meter, and data-collection platform. Datum of gage is NAVD of 1988, prior to November 2017 gage located 0.5 mi downstream on right bank at abandoned Florida East Coast Railway crossing. Datum of gage was at NGVD of 1929 and 0.99 ft below NAVD of 1988. Prior to October 2007 datum of gage 1.08 ft lower.
COOPERATION - This gage is monitored in cooperation with the St. Johns River Water Management District.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: May 2002 to September 2016 (discontinued).
WATER TEMPERATURE: May 2002 to September 2016 (discontinued).
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: May 2002 to September 2016 (discontinued).
TURBIDITY: May 2002 to September 2016 (discontinued).
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor and data-collection platform.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 4,190 µS/cm @ 25 °C, June 26, 2011; minimum, 102 µS/cm @ 25 °C, Sept. 22, 2008; maximum daily mean, 3,720 µS/cm @ 25 °C, May 29, 30, 2007; minimum daily mean, 129 µS/cm @ 25 °C, Aug. 26, 2008.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 30.3 °C, Aug. 10, 2007; minimum, 5.1 °C, Jan. 13, 2010; maximum daily mean, 29.7 °C, Aug. 10, 11, 2007; minimum daily mean, 7.3 °C, Jan. 26, 2003.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum, 10.1 mg/L, Jan. 26-28, 2003; minimum, 0.0 mg/L, many days; maximum daily mean, 8.5 mg/L, Dec. 23, 2004; minimum daily mean, 0.0 mg/L, many days.
TURBIDITY: Maximum daily mean, 180 FNU, Dec. 25, 2002; minimum daily mean, 0.0 FNU, many days.