USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
282406081093602 Cocoa R near Bithlo, FL.
Floridan aquifer system
Floridan Aquifer System
LOCATION - Lat 28°24'06", long 81°09'36" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 SW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.18, T.24 S., R.32 E., Orange County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03090101, in Cocoa Well field, 50 ft west of private road, 2.5 mi southwest of Magnolia Ranch headquarters and 1.8 mi south of Wewahootee Road. Owner: City of Cocoa.
GROUNDWATER RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 1,205 ft. Upper casing diameter 6 in; top of first opening 1,098 ft, bottom of last opening 1,205 ft. Drilled, observation, artesian well, cased to 1,098 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 68.2 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: Top of threaded coupling, 71.46 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Sep. 10, 1993 to present. Prior to Feb. 2006, top of threaded coupling, 2.42 ft above land-surface datum.
PERIOD OF RECORD - September 1993 to February 1999 (monthly); March 1999 to September 2001 (bimonthly); October 2001 to May 2006 (quarterly), June 2006 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and data-collection platform--15-minute interval.
COOPERATION - This gage is monitored in cooperation with the City of Cocoa.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Highest water level measured, 39.40 ft above NGVD of 1929, Feb. 25, 1998; lowest measured, 29.90 ft above NGVD of 1929, May 23, 2000.
CLIMATOLOGICAL RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - February 2006 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Tipping-bucket rain gage and data-collection platform--15-minute interval.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
WELL CHARACTERISTICS - Depth 1,205 ft. Upper casing diameter 6 in; top of first opening 1,098 ft, bottom of last opening 1,205 ft. Drilled, observation, artesian well, cased to 1,098 ft.
DATUM - Land-surface datum is 68.2 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Measuring point: Top of threaded coupling, 71.46 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929, Sep. 10, 1993 to present. Prior to Feb. 2006, top of threaded coupling, 2.42 ft above land-surface datum.
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water years 1992-02, 2005 to current year.