USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
02298488 MYAKKA RIVER UPSTREAM FROM YOUNGS CREEK NEAR MYAKKA CITY, FL.
LOCATION - Lat 27°25'44", long 82°08'20" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.18, T.35 S., R.22 E., Manatee County, FL, Hydrologic Unit 03100102, on left bank, 0.15 mi north of Youngs Creek, 0.35 mi west of Myakka City-Wauchula Road, and 5.7 mi northeast of Myakka City.
DRAINAGE AREA - 29.2 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - The datum of the gage was revised on November 1, 2019 based on updated benchmark information.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - December 1998 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to April 26, 2001, at site 250 ft upstream at datum 1.09 ft higher.
COOPERATION - This gage is monitored in cooperation with Southwest Florida Water Management District.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 2006 to September 2011 (discontinued).
COOPERATION - This gage is monitored in cooperation with Southwest Florida Water Management District.
INSTRUMENTATION - Water-quality monitor consisting of specific conductance and temperature sensors located at 40.6 ft gage datum to record near bottom temperature and specific conductance of the river.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum, 1,040 microsiemens, May 20, 2008; minimum, 72 microsiemens, Oct. 2, 2007.
TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 30.1°C, Aug. 18, 2010; minimum, 6.6°C, Dec. 15, 2010.