Everglades Southwest Coast Water Flow and Nutrient Loads, 1996-2000

The U.S. Geological Survey began a 4-year study in 1996 to monitor flow and nutrient characteristics of major streams draining the southwest coast of Everglades National Park. Data collected at five river stations include water level, velocity, specific conductance, temperature, phosphorus species, pH, and dissolved oxygen, with additional wind and barometric pressure sensors. This project is now part of the Tides and Inflows in the Mangrove Ecotone (TIME) Model Development project.

Use Cases

• Modeling hydrologic and water-quality characteristics based on flow and nutrient concentration data.
• Analyzing the relation between upgradient water levels and coastal stream flows.
• Investigating interactions between southwest coastal waters and Florida Bay.
• Providing input data for hydrodynamic and water-quality models.

Strengths

• Data collection began in 1996 as a 4-year study, providing a multi-year temporal baseline.
• Monitoring includes five specific stations (Broad River, Harney River, Shark River, Lostmans Creek, North River) established between 1997 and 1999.
• Instrumentation includes acoustic Doppler current profilers, water-level sensors, and specific conductance sensors at each site.

Limitations

• Last updated 1998-01-01 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Geological Survey, part of the Tides and Inflows in the Mangrove Ecotone (TIME) Model Development project.

Collection Method

Monthly discharge measurements with acoustic Doppler current profilers and monthly nutrient data collection at installed monitoring stations.

Time Range

Study began in 1996, with station data from 1997 and 1999.

Freshness

Last updated 1998-01-01 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Southwest coast of Everglades National Park, Florida, USA, specifically Broad River, Harney River, Shark River, Lostmans Creek, and North River.