USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02375500 ESCAMBIA RIVER NEAR CENTURY, FL
LOCATION - Lat 30°57'54", long 87°14'03" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NW 1/4 sec.10, T.5 N., R.30 W., Santa Rosa County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03140305, on downstream side near center of main channel at bridge on State Highway 4, 1.2 mi downstream from Escambia Creek, 1.7 mi east of Century, and 52 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 3,817 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY -
WSP 1384: Drainage area; WRD FL 2006: 1996-2005.
Gage height and discharge for the period Aug. 15, 2015, to Apr. 10, 2018, were revised on Aug 23, 2018, based on levels ran May 23, 2018.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1934 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and data-collection platform. Datum of gage is 28.34 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (Florida Department of Transportation bench mark). Prior to Jan. 13, 1940, nonrecording gage at site 400 ft upstream at same datum. Jan. 13, 1940 to Oct. 21, 1993, water-stage recorder at site 400 ft upstream at same datum.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum stage since 1850, 37.8 ft, March 1929, present datum, discharge not determined, from information by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District.