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Water-Year Summary for Site 02236900

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Available Parameters
00060 Discharge(Mean)  
00065 Gage height(Mean)  

Water year 2023: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
 
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USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02236900 PALATLAKAHA RIVER AT CHERRY LAKE OUTLET, NEAR GROVELAND, FL
LOCATION - Lat 28°35'33", long 81°49'21" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 sec.08, T.22 S., R.25 E., Lake County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03080102, near left bank 30 ft upstream from spillway at outlet of Cherry Lake, and 3 mi northeast of Groveland.
DRAINAGE AREA - 165 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR FL-72-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - September 1956 to February 1957 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), March 1957 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder, gate-opening recorder, and data-collection platform. Datum of gage is at NGVD of 1929 (Gee and Jenson, Inc. bench mark). Auxiliary gage at downstream side of spillway structure.
COOPERATION - Gate-opening record provided by Lake County Water Authority.
REMARKS - Since 1956, flow regulated by earthen dam and concrete spillway with radial lift gates at outlet. Discharge computed from relation between discharge, head, and gate openings. An undetermined amount of water is diverted at times through a gated culvert in earthen dam for irrigation of citrus groves.