Water resources data for the 1981 water year in Florida consists of continuous or daily discharge for 279 streams, periodic discharge for 52 streams, continuous or daily stage for 64 streams, periodic stage for 82 streams, peak discharge for 78 streams and peak stage for 55 streams; continuous or daily elevations for 77 lakes, periodic elevations for 144 lakes; continuous ground-water levels for 488 wells, periodic ground-water levels for 575 wells, and miscellaneous water-level measurements for 2,317 wells; quality of water data for 444 surface-water sites and 613 wells.
The data for northwest Florida includes continuous or daily discharge for 64 streams, periodic discharge for 19 streams, peak discharge for 41 streams, and continuous or daily stage for 8 streams; continuous elevations for 4 lakes and periodic elevations for 26 lakes; continuous ground-water levels for 38 wells, periodic ground-water levels for 154 wells, and miscellaneous water-level measurements for 264 wells; quality of water for 36 surface-water sites and for 113 wells.
These data represent the National Water Data System records collected by the U.S. Geological Survey and cooperating local, state and federal agencies in Florida.