Floridan Aquifer ASR Injection Simulation Near Lake Okeechobee, 2003

A simulation study from 2003 assessing the potential effects of injecting and withdrawing 1.0 billion gallons per day of water into the Upper Floridan aquifer near Lake Okeechobee, Florida. The study uses the USGS 'Mega' groundwater flow model, which covers the area from the Suwannee River to the middle of Lake Okeechobee and from coast to coast. It was conducted under the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan's Aquifer Storage and Recovery project.

Use Cases

• Simulating groundwater head changes based on injection/withdrawal rates near Lake Okeechobee
• Evaluating regional aquifer boundary effects for model construction based on the described study objectives
• Assessing the potential impact of ASR operations on the Floridan aquifer system as described in the project scope

Strengths

• Simulates a specific, large-scale injection/withdrawal rate of 1.0 billion gallons per day
• Based on the USGS 'Mega' model with defined geographic coverage from the Suwannee River to Lake Okeechobee coast-to-coast
• Vertically discretized to simulate flow in both the Upper and Lower Floridan aquifers

Limitations

• Last updated 2003-09-30 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• The model cannot evaluate effects south of Lake Okeechobee due to its southern boundary proximity

Provenance

Source

CEOS_EXTRA via nasa_earthdata

Collection Method

Simulation using the USGS MODFLOW-based 'Mega' groundwater flow model

Time Range

2003

Freshness

Last updated 2003-09-30 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Floridan aquifer system, from the Suwannee River south to the middle of Lake Okeechobee, Florida, coast to coast