USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
255123081321300 FAKA UNION BOUNDARY AT CHANNEL MARKER 6, FL
LOCATION - Lat 25°51'23.4", long 81°32'13.4" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Collier County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03090204, located on Channel Marker 6 of the Faka Union Pass, east of Panther Key, 3.5 mi south southeast of the mouth of Faka Union Canal, 7.25 mi south of the Port of the Islands Marina.
DRAINAGE AREA - Indeterminate.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - July 2010 to May 2012. Discontinued.
GAGE - Self logging water monitor with vented pressure sensor. Datum of gage is arbitrary.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
GAGE HEIGHT: Maximum recorded gage height, 9.00 ft Aug. 10, 2010; minimum recorded, 0.56 ft Nov. 7, 2010.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SALINITY: June 2007 to September 2008. July 2010 to May 2012. July 2015 to September 2017. Discontinued.
WATER TEMPERATURE: June 2007 to September 2008. July 2010 to May 2012. July 2015 to September 2017. Discontinued.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water quality monitor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
SALINITY: Maximum recorded, 41.2 ppt May 17, 2008; minimum recorded, 1.6 ppt Sept. 10, 2017.
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded, 34.6 °C July 12, 2016, Aug. 16, 2017; minimum recorded, 12.0 °C Dec. 15, 16, 2010.