Annual actual evapotranspiration (ETa) rates in 55 basins in Florida and parts of Alabama and Georgia were evaluated for 2000–17 using the Operational Simplified Surface Energy Balance (SSEBop) model at about a one-square kilometer resolution (Sepúlveda, 2021). SSEBop ETa rates were bias corrected on the basis of ETa rates computed from weather observations at 24 micrometeorological evapotranspiration flux (MEF) stations, stratified by land-use type and referred to as mETa rates. Uncorrected and bias-corrected SSEBop ETa rates were evaluated by comparison with independent estimates based on a crop-coefficient method for generalized land-use types (luETa) and a water-balance method for each basin (wbETa). Average annual estimates of SSEBop ETa (uncorrected and bias-corrected) and differences (residuals) from average annual estimates based on luETa rates and wbETa rates for each of the 55 basins are provided by each of the five Florida Water Management Districts and by the Tampa Bay Water regional utility.

Annual actual evapotranspiration (ETa) rates in 55 basins in Florida and parts of Alabama and Georgia were evaluated for 2000–17 using the Operational Simplified Surface Energy Balance (SSEBop) model at about a one-square kilometer resolution (Sepúlveda, 2021). SSEBop ETa rates were bias corrected on the basis of ETa rates computed from weather observations at 24 micrometeorological evapotranspiration flux (MEF) stations, stratified by land-use type and referred to as mETa rates. Uncorrected and bias-corrected SSEBop ETa rates were evaluated by comparison with independent estimates based on a crop-coefficient method for generalized land-use types (luETa) and a water-balance method for each basin (wbETa). Average annual estimates of SSEBop ETa (uncorrected and bias-corrected) and differences (residuals) from average annual estimates based on luETa rates and wbETa rates for each of the 55 basins are provided by each of the five Florida Water Management Districts and by the Tampa Bay Water regional utility.

Actual evapotranspiration (AET) annual rates, from 2000 to 2017, for the Simplified Surface Energy Balance operational (SSEBop) method and from 2000 to 2016 for the land-cover based method, provided in shapefiles AET_SJR_Basin_Cells, are explained in the metadata file AET_SJR_Basins. The calculation of the annual average AET rates using a water-budget analysis (WBA) is explained in this metadata file referring to csv files for the eight basins in east-central and northeast Florida. A comparison of the average annual SSEBop AET rates and those derived from the WBA is then possible by using the average annual AET rates for each basin. The eight basins for which the WBA analysis was completed are: 1. St. Johns near Christmas basin (number 02232500), 2. Econlockhatchee River basin (number 02233484), 3. Wekiva River basin (number 02235000), 4. Eau Gallie River basin (number 02249007), 5. South Prong at St. Sebastian River basin (number 02251000), 6. Black Creek basin (number 02245500), 7. North Fork Black Creek basin (number 02246000), and 8. Deep Creek basin (number 02245260). The locations of these basins are shown in the shapefiles AET_SJR_Basin_Cells. Average annual rainfall (Rainfall), average annual net stream outflow (NetOutflow), average annual downward leakage from the surficial aquifer (Leakage) to the underlying hydrogeologic unit, net annual changes in storage calculated from measured water levels in surficial aquifer wells (Sy*dh/dt), and total annual return flow to land surface through irrigation and other water uses (Return_Flow) for all 8 basins were used to calculate the AET from the water-budget balance equation WB_AET = Rainfall – NetOutflow – Leakage -Sy*dh/dt + Return_Flow. Note that parameter Leakage is negative for discharge areas of the surficial aquifer. The results of the WBA method provided average annual AET rates for each basin, which can be compared with calculated annual averages from the SSEBop method for each entire basin, all rates in inches per year. The Return Flow estimates were obtained from the publication Marella, R.L., 2014, Water withdrawals, use, and trends in Florida, 2010: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2014-5088, 59 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20145088.

Actual evapotranspiration (AET) annual rates, from 2000 to 2017, for the Simplified Surface Energy Balance operational (SSEBop) method and from 2000 to 2016 for the land-cover based method, provided in shapefiles AET_SJR_Basin_Cells, are explained in the metadata file AET_SJR_Basins. The calculation of the annual average AET rates using a water-budget analysis (WBA) is explained in this metadata file referring to csv files for the eight basins in east-central and northeast Florida. A comparison of the average annual SSEBop AET rates and those derived from the WBA is then possible by using the average annual AET rates for each basin. The eight basins for which the WBA analysis was completed are: 1. St. Johns near Christmas basin (number 02232500), 2. Econlockhatchee River basin (number 02233484), 3. Wekiva River basin (number 02235000), 4. Eau Gallie River basin (number 02249007), 5. South Prong at St. Sebastian River basin (number 02251000), 6. Black Creek basin (number 02245500), 7. North Fork Black Creek basin (number 02246000), and 8. Deep Creek basin (number 02245260). The locations of these basins are shown in the shapefiles AET_SJR_Basin_Cells. Average annual rainfall (Rainfall), average annual net stream outflow (NetOutflow), average annual downward leakage from the surficial aquifer (Leakage) to the underlying hydrogeologic unit, net annual changes in storage calculated from measured water levels in surficial aquifer wells (Sy*dh/dt), and total annual return flow to land surface through irrigation and other water uses (Return_Flow) for all 8 basins were used to calculate the AET from the water-budget balance equation WB_AET = Rainfall – NetOutflow – Leakage -Sy*dh/dt + Return_Flow. Note that parameter Leakage is negative for discharge areas of the surficial aquifer. The results of the WBA method provided average annual AET rates for each basin, which can be compared with calculated annual averages from the SSEBop method for each entire basin, all rates in inches per year. The Return Flow estimates were obtained from the publication Marella, R.L., 2014, Water withdrawals, use, and trends in Florida, 2010: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2014-5088, 59 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20145088.

Actual evapotranspiration (ETa) rates from the Operational Simplified Surface Energy Balance (SSEBop) method, before and after bias corrections (Sepúlveda, 2021), are presented for basins located wholly or partially within the Northwest Florida Water Management District (NWFWMD) and parts of Alabama and Georgia. The SSEBop annual rates are provided at about a one square-kilometer scale from 2000 to 2017. Annual ETa rates calculated from the application of the water-balance method (wbETa) to 5 basins in the NWFWMD and annual land-use ETa (luETa) rates calculated from monthly average crop coefficient ratios are also provided in this data set. A GIS shapefile provides land-use type and annual ETa rate for each year of record. Data are tabulated in spreadsheets for each basin and are referred to by the name between parenthesis: Lower Ochlockonee basin (Lower_Ochlockonee), Apalachicola – Chipola River basin (Apalachicola_Chipola), Lower Choctawhatchee River basin (Lower_Choctawhatchee), Yellow River basin (Yellow), and Escambia – Perdido River basin (Escambia_Perdido). Inflows and outflows from various sources in the water-balance equation used to calculate annual average wbETa rates for each basin are presented in this dataset.

Actual evapotranspiration (ETa) rates from the Operational Simplified Surface Energy Balance (SSEBop) method, before and after bias corrections (Sepúlveda, 2021), are presented for basins located wholly or partially within the Northwest Florida Water Management District (NWFWMD) and parts of Alabama and Georgia. The SSEBop annual rates are provided at about a one square-kilometer scale from 2000 to 2017. Annual ETa rates calculated from the application of the water-balance method (wbETa) to 5 basins in the NWFWMD and annual land-use ETa (luETa) rates calculated from monthly average crop coefficient ratios are also provided in this data set. A GIS shapefile provides land-use type and annual ETa rate for each year of record. Data are tabulated in spreadsheets for each basin and are referred to by the name between parenthesis: Lower Ochlockonee basin (Lower_Ochlockonee), Apalachicola – Chipola River basin (Apalachicola_Chipola), Lower Choctawhatchee River basin (Lower_Choctawhatchee), Yellow River basin (Yellow), and Escambia – Perdido River basin (Escambia_Perdido). Inflows and outflows from various sources in the water-balance equation used to calculate annual average wbETa rates for each basin are presented in this dataset.

Actual evapotranspiration (ETa) rates from the Operational Simplified Surface Energy Balance (SSEBop) method, before and after bias corrections (Sepúlveda, 2021), are presented for basins located wholly or partially within the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD). The SSEBop annual rates are provided at about a one square-kilometer scale from 2000 to 2017. Annual ETa rates calculated from the application of the water-balance method (wbETa) to 12 basins in the SWFWMD and annual land-use ETa (luETa) rates calculated from monthly average crop coefficient ratios are also provided in this data set. A GIS shapefile provides land-use type and annual ETa rate for each year of record. Data are tabulated in spreadsheets for each basin and are referred to by the name between parenthesis: Peace Creek Canal – Brush Lake basin (02293987), Saddle Creek at SR 542 near Lakeland basin (02294217), Joshua Creek at Nocatee-Honey Run basin (02297100), Prairie Creek at Fort Ogden basin (02298123), Shell Creek nr Punta Gorda basin (02298202), Myakka River near Sarasota basin (02298830), Big Slough at Tropicaire Blvd basin (02299450), Manatee River at Fort Hamer basin (02300021), Jumper Creek Canal near Bushnell basin (02312640), Panasoffkee Lake basin (02312700), Withlacoochee River near Holder basin (02313000), and Withlacoochee River Inglis & Bypass basin (02313230). Inflows and outflows from various sources in the water-balance equation used to calculate annual average wbETa rates for each basin in the SWFWMD area are presented in this dataset.

Actual evapotranspiration (ETa) rates from the Operational Simplified Surface Energy Balance (SSEBop) method, before and after bias corrections (Sepúlveda, 2021), are presented for basins located wholly or partially within the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD). The SSEBop annual rates are provided at about a one square-kilometer scale from 2000 to 2017. Annual ETa rates calculated from the application of the water-balance method (wbETa) to 12 basins in the SWFWMD and annual land-use ETa (luETa) rates calculated from monthly average crop coefficient ratios are also provided in this data set. A GIS shapefile provides land-use type and annual ETa rate for each year of record. Data are tabulated in spreadsheets for each basin and are referred to by the name between parenthesis: Peace Creek Canal – Brush Lake basin (02293987), Saddle Creek at SR 542 near Lakeland basin (02294217), Joshua Creek at Nocatee-Honey Run basin (02297100), Prairie Creek at Fort Ogden basin (02298123), Shell Creek nr Punta Gorda basin (02298202), Myakka River near Sarasota basin (02298830), Big Slough at Tropicaire Blvd basin (02299450), Manatee River at Fort Hamer basin (02300021), Jumper Creek Canal near Bushnell basin (02312640), Panasoffkee Lake basin (02312700), Withlacoochee River near Holder basin (02313000), and Withlacoochee River Inglis & Bypass basin (02313230). Inflows and outflows from various sources in the water-balance equation used to calculate annual average wbETa rates for each basin in the SWFWMD area are presented in this dataset.

Actual evapotranspiration (ETa) rates from the Operational Simplified Surface Energy Balance (SSEBop) method, before and after bias corrections (Sepúlveda, 2021), are presented for basins located wholly or partially within the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD). The SSEBop annual rates are provided at about a one square-kilometer scale from 2000 to 2017. Annual ETa rates calculated from the application of the water-balance method (wbETa) to 5 basins in the SFWMD and annual land-use ETa (luETa) rates calculated from monthly average crop coefficient ratios are also provided in this data set. A GIS shapefile provides land-use type and annual ETa rate for each year of record. Data are tabulated in spreadsheets for each basin and are referred to by the name between parenthesis: Boggy Creek basin (Boggy_Creek), C-139 basin (C_139), Caloosahatchee River basin (Caloosahatchee), Reedy Creek – Shingle Creek basin (Reedy_Shingle), and Tidal South (Tidal_South) basin. Inflows and outflows from various sources in the water-balance equation used to calculate annual average wbETa rates for each basin are presented in this dataset.

Actual evapotranspiration (ETa) rates from the Operational Simplified Surface Energy Balance (SSEBop) method, before and after bias corrections (Sepúlveda, 2021), are presented for basins located wholly or partially within the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD). The SSEBop annual rates are provided at about a one square-kilometer scale from 2000 to 2017. Annual ETa rates calculated from the application of the water-balance method (wbETa) to 5 basins in the SFWMD and annual land-use ETa (luETa) rates calculated from monthly average crop coefficient ratios are also provided in this data set. A GIS shapefile provides land-use type and annual ETa rate for each year of record. Data are tabulated in spreadsheets for each basin and are referred to by the name between parenthesis: Boggy Creek basin (Boggy_Creek), C-139 basin (C_139), Caloosahatchee River basin (Caloosahatchee), Reedy Creek – Shingle Creek basin (Reedy_Shingle), and Tidal South (Tidal_South) basin. Inflows and outflows from various sources in the water-balance equation used to calculate annual average wbETa rates for each basin are presented in this dataset.