LOCATION.--Lat 29°35'46", long 81°41'00", in SE1/4 sec.27, T.10 S., R.26 E., Putnam County, Hydrologic Unit 03080103, near left bank, 400 ft upstream from CSX Transportation bridge, 2.4 mi dwnstream from Cross-Florida Barge Canal, 3.2 mi northwest of Satsuma, and 89 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA.--6,580 sq.mi, approximately. Includes Paynes Prairie, a diked sinkhole area of about 650 sq.mi, which is noncontributing.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--September 1943 to July 1948 (gage heights only), October 1992 to current year.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder, acoustic velocity meter, water-quality monitor, rain gage, and data-collection platform. Datum of gage is 10.00 ft below NGVD of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1996 at datum 1.00 ft lower.
