USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
285447082445100 GULF OF AMERICA NEAR CRYSTAL RIVER FL
LOCATION - Lat 28°54'42.09", long 82°44'51.50" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Citrus County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03100207, located at end channel leaving Crystal River on marker #2. Approx 4.1 miles offshore.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2023 to current year (gage heights only).
GAGE - Water-stage and velocity recorder. Datum of gage is arbitrary.
COOPERATION - This gage is monitored in cooperation with Southwest Florida Water Management District.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height, 2.71 ft., Dec. 17, 2023; minimum, -6.34 ft., Jan. 21, 2024.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2023 to current year (top, middle, and bottom sensors).
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitors consisting of three specific conductance and temperature sensors located at various depths in the river. The top sonde elevation is -5.40 ft at gage datum, the middle is -7.90 ft at gage datum, and the bottom is -10.40 ft at gage datum.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Top sensor maximum, 53,400 microsiemens, Sept 26, 2024; middle sensor maximum, 53,400 microsiemens, Sept 26, 2024; bottom sensor maximum, 53,800 microsiemens, Aug 04, 2024. Top sensor minimum, 28,500 microsiemens, April 14, 2024; middle sensor minimum, 28,500 microsiemens, April 14, 2024; bottom sensor minimum, 28,400 microsiemens, April 14, 2024.
Maximum likely missed after Hurricane Helene damaged the gage.
TEMPERATURE: Top sensor maximum, 33.3°C, Aug 14, 2024; middle sensor maximum, 33.2°C, Aug 14, 2024; bottom sensor maximum, 33.1°C, July 07, 2024. Top sensor minimum, 9.92 °C, Jan 22, 2024, minimum possibly missed while sonde was out of water; middle sensor minimum, 9.84°C, Jan 22, 2024; bottom sensor minimum, 9.74 °C, Jan 22, 2024.