| General | |
| GLOSS number | 12 |
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| Station name | Exuma |
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| Country | Bahamas |
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| Time zone | 075W, GMT - 5hrs |
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| Latitude (+ve N) | 23.78333 |
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| Longitude (+ve E) | -76.1 |
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| Ocean | Atlantic |
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| Observation period(s) | Mar 1992- |
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| Responsible country | U.S.A. |
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Authority responsible
for tide gauge | Dr. George Dennis, Caribbean Marine Research Center, 805 E 46th Place, Vero Beach, Florida 32963, U.S.A. |
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| GLOSS contact | Bahamas |
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| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
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| Operational | Yes |
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| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
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| Pressure | No |
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| Bubbler | No |
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| Acoustic | No |
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| Radar | No |
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| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
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| Additional parameters | Air temp., wind velocity, sea temp., humidity, insolation |
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| Data acquisition rate | Potentiometer recorder averages hourly, from readings each second. |
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| High frequency data at BODC |   |
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| High frequency data at UHSLC |  |
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| Real-time data available | No |
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| Additional parameters (real-time) | Air temp., wind velocity, sea temp., humidity, insolation |
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| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | Three local benchmarks to determine site stablility. |
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| Benchmark relationships | Local levelling with respect to mean sea level only. |
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| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | Yes (Monthly metric data only available) |
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| MSL method | 24 hourly means |
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| PSMSL code | 941/021 |
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| Other relevant codes | UHSLC 256 |
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| Additional information | |
| Nearest Met. station | Georgetown Airport, Great Exuma |
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| Last updated | 1992-09-26 |
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