DBHYDRO (Environmental Data)

DBHYDRO is the South Florida Water Management District's corporate environmental database that stores hydrologic, meteorologic, hydrogeologic and water quality data. This database is the source of historical and up-to-date environmental data for the 16-county region covered by the District.

The DBHYDRO Browser allows you to search, using one or more criteria, and to generate a summary of the data from the available period of record. You can then select data sets of interest and have the time series data dynamically displayed on your screen in tables or graphs. You can also download data to your computer for later use.

In 2021, SFWMD released the new tool called DBHYDRO Insights to make data more easily accessible to the public and stakeholders. 

Please Note: As the SFWMD continues to modernize our applications, DBHYDRO Insights will replace DBHYDRO Browser in the future. Start using DBHYDRO Insights to learn and familiarize yourself with the webpage. Training guide videos will be available soon. If you have any questions, comments, want to report an issue, or have a specialized request that needs assistance, please contact DataRequests@sfwmd.gov.

• DBHYDRO Browser Menu
• User's Guide [PDF]
• DBHYDRO Insights
• Environmental Monitoring Location Maps –The maps are available in this Map Gallery and begin with “DBHYDRO” in the title; use to identify the monitoring location site name(s) for the data you seeking
• Glossary
• Contact Us
• Sign Up for Email Updates on DBHydro Insights (Click 'DBHydro Insights' to subscribe)
• Request Other Data
  (Submit only for data not accessible via DBHYDRO)

SFWMD Upgraded from NGVD 29 to NAVD 88 - Vertical Datum Upgrade

The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) upgraded the reference system used to measure water elevation readings in our monitoring network. SFWMD shifted from reporting water elevation readings in the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD 29) to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). This includes data within the SFWMD’s environmental database for hydrologic, meteorologic, hydrogeologic and water quality data.  

The upgrade provides the public and stakeholders with more scientifically accurate information about levels for waterbodies in our region.  

While there is no difference in the actual water level, the water level readings in the NAVD88 measurement system will read about 0.6 feet to 1.6 feet less than the readings in the older NGVD29 measurement system. 

Visit SFWMD.gov/NAVD for more information.