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02313700 WACCASASSA RIVER NEAR GULF HAMMOCK, FL
LOCATION.--Lat 29°12'14", long 82°46'09" in SW sec. 2, T. 15 S., R.15 E., Levy County,
Hydrologic Unit 03110101, near right bank at abandoned railroad grade, 0.5 mi upstream
from Otter Creek, 3.6 mi upstream from mouth, and 4 mi southwest of Gulf Hammock.
DRAINAGE AREA.--480 mi2, approximately, including that of Otter Creek.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--March 1963 to September 1978. November 1980 to September 1984
(fragmentary). October 1984 to September 1992,October 1998 to current year.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 2105: 1969. WRD FL-72-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage and water-current meter recorders. Datum of gage is 10.51 ft below
National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 24, 1980, water-stage and
deflection-meter recorders at same site at datum 10.00 ft higher.
REMARKS.--Records poor. Flow affected by tide. Discharge computed from continuous velocity
record obtained from water-current meter. Records include flow of Otter Creek.
Above bankfull stage, discharge measurements are made along abandoned railroad fill and
include all flow from about 1.5 mi northwest to 0.8 mi northeast of gaging station.
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