Water resources data for the 1987 water year in Florida consists of continuous or daily discharge for 320 streams, periodic discharge for 38 streams, miscellaneous discharge for 29 streams, continuous or daily stage for 94 streams, periodic stage for 48 streams, peak discharge for 76 streams and peak stage for 69 streams; continuous or daily elevations for 80 lakes, periodic elevations for 74 lakes; continuous ground-water levels for 477 wells, periodic ground-water levels for 562 wells, and miscellaneous water level measurements for 2,886 wells; quality of water data for 223 surface-water sites and 900 wells.
The data for South Florida include continuous or daily discharge for 47 streams, periodic discharge for 2 streams, peak discharge for 4 streams, continuous or daily stage for 63 streams, periodic stage for 16,streams, peak discharge for 3 streams, and peak stage for 12 streams; continuous elevations for 1 lake, and periodic elevations for 5 lakes; continuous ground-water levels for 169 wells, periodic ground-water levels for 213 wells, and miscellaneous water-level measurements for 388 wells; quality-of-water for 10 surface-water sites and 521 wells.
This data represent the National Water Data System records collected by the U.S. Geological Survey and cooperation local, state and federal agencies in Florida.