Status: Final 
Date: September 7, 2005 Report No. LOXA05015 
Revised: January 23, 2006 
S5A-CELL CANAL CROSS-SECTION STUDY 
Prepared by 
Donatto Surratt 
Ecologist 
Report No. LOXA05-015 
September 2005 

Status: Final 
Date: September 7, 2005 Report No. LOXA05015 
Revised: January 23, 2006 
This report follows the Refuge’s in-house project sheet format with the results of the 
study incorporated into the original project sheet. This study was performed as an inhouse 
study to support Refuge modeling efforts. 

Status: Final 
Date: September 7, 2005 Report No. LOXA05015 
Revised: January 23, 2006 
Date project sheet prepared: 7 September 2005 
Prepared by: Donatto Surratt, Ph.D. 
Project at: A.R.M. Loxahatchee NWR 
Title of project/Subproject: Cross-section analysis for depth in the S5A-Cell Canal in 
the northern portion of the Loxahatchee Refuge. 
Investigators: Donatto Surratt, Ph.D. (Ecologist) 
Project dates: The physical measurements for this project will begin on September 8, 
2005 and end on September 9, 2005. The data will be quality assured and entered into 
the assigned database by September 21, 2005. 
Background: Cross-sectional studies have been performed on the L-7 and L-40 canals to 
determine canal depth at the perimeter of the Refuge (Daroub et al., 2002). The S5A-Cell 
Canal is the only remaining portion of the perimeter canal system that has not been 
analyzed for depth and width. 
Objectives: To determine the width and depth at 4 to 5 ft intervals from the north bank to 
the south bank along the 1.9 km length of the canal at ~350 m intervals. 
Methods: 
First we will drive a whaler up the eastern canal (L-40) to the western end of the 
S5A-Cell Canal. This will be done to visually observe the banks and the channel for any 
obvious obstacles that may impede measurements and to start approaching the ideal 
locations (i.e., solid ground, clearing for tag line cable attachments [rebar], easy of access 
to the banks, etc.) for tag line attachments on the opposing canal banks. Once we reach 
the western end of the canal with the mallet/hammer we will hammer the rebar ~1 ft into 
the soil of the north bank and attach the loose end of the tag line to the rebar. From there 
we will drive to the southern bank and establish the rebar and secure the tag line to the 
rebar following the technique employed at the north bank. The tag line is broken into 
several measurement intervals; 2 feet intervals until the line reaches 50 ft and then it 
becomes 5 ft intervals. We will measure the canal depths at 4 ft interval until we reach 
the 50 ft marker and then we will start measuring depths at 5 ft intervals. Depth 
measurements will begin on the northern bank of the canal and extend to the southern 
bank. GPS coordinates will be recorded at the north and south banks for each transect. 

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Depth will be determined with the pre-marked nylon line, which has a secchi disk and 
weight attached to the loose end. We will know that measurement device has reached 
bottom by the observation of slack in the line. Once this point is reached, we will pull the 
line slightly until it is taught and then retrieve the line while counting the markers on the 
nylon line. The nylon line is marked at every ˝ meter. Each measurement will be 
corrected by adding 16 cm, which accounts for the added length of the weight and the 
secchi disk. All data will be recorded in the format highlighted in the Data Format 
section below. The exact procedure described above will be performed again at ~ 350 m 
until the length of the canal is covered. The 350 m will be determined with the Garmin 
GPS unit. This will result in 5 cross-sections from the S5A Cell-Canal. Before and after 
our trip Mike Waldon will record stage heights at the tailwaters of the G-300 and the G301 
and before the trip T. Trent and D. Surratt will record the stage heights at the 1-8C 
staff gauge. 
Results: Five depth-width cross-section graph of the S5A Cell-Canal were generated 
from the results of this study. This product has been used for modeling purposes. Tables 
and figures are presented in the appendix below. 
Implications for the Refuge: This study is important for quantifying water flow and 
chemical constituent transport characteristic of the S5A Cell-Canal. Further, the details 
of this cross-sectional study can aid in further understanding the direction of water flow 
resulting from S5A discharges. 
Future plans: No follow up studies will be performed. 
Reports: Presently, this project sheet (including results) is the only report associated with 
this project and is located on the Refuge sharedrive at S:/WATER PROJECTS/Water 
Quality/Enhanced WQ Monitoring Project/Canal Cross-section Study/ S5ACell-Canal 
Cross-section Analysis.doc. 
Associated data files: The data derived from this study will be located on the Refuge 
sharedrive at S:/WATER PROJECTS/Water Quality/Enhanced WQ Monitoring 
Project/Canal Cross-section Study/ Data-S5ACell-Canal-Transect.xls. We will also 
back-up the data on 2 CDs, one will be given to M. Waldon and the other will remain 
with D. Surratt. 
Resource needs: 

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Date: September 7, 2005 Report No. LOXA05015 
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Materials 
× 1 tag line (rust proof cable with measurement units) for horizontal measurement 
from bank to bank, 
× 1 nylon measuring cable with a weight attached for vertical measurements from 
surface to consolidated substrate, 
× 2 field notebooks (write-in-rain paper) to record data, 
× 3 sharpies, 
× 1 GPS unit to record measurement coordinates, 
× 4 pieces of ~4 ft long rebar, and 
× 2 mallets/hammers.
Tiffany Trent and D. Surratt will be in the field one day in a whaler. T. Trent and D. 
Surratt will log all data during the field trip. D. Surratt will log the data into a Microsoft 
excel spreadsheet and append it to the assigned file location (see above). 
Project Schedule: The physical data collection portion of this project will begin and end 
on September 8, 2005. The data will be quality assured and entered into the assigned 
database by September 21, 2005. A draft report will be distributed to the Everglades 
Program Team no later than September 30, 2005. All equipment is presently available. 
Data will be entered by T. Trent and D. Surratt and this report serves as both the project 
sheet and the presentation of results. 

Status: Final 
Date: September 7, 2005 Report No. LOXA05015 
Revised: January 23, 2006 
Appendix: 
Table A1. Summary of collected distances along with associated depths and calculated 
elevations for the selected points of the identified transects. 
**TRANSECT TRANSECT ‡ELEVATION †AVERAGE 
*TRANSECT ID POINTS (m) POINTS (ft) DATE TIME LAT LONG (m) STAGE (m) 
S5A - W0 0.0 0 8-Sep-05 12:16 26.67439 80.38058 4.1 5.0 
1.2 4 8-Sep-05 12:18 26.67439 80.38058 3.7 5.0 
2.4 8 8-Sep-05 12:20 26.67439 80.38058 3.0 5.0 
3.7 12 8-Sep-05 12:29 26.67439 80.38058 2.5 5.0 
4.9 16 8-Sep-05 12:40 26.67439 80.38058 2.6 5.0 
6.1 20 8-Sep-05 12:51 26.67439 80.38058 2.8 5.0 
7.3 24 8-Sep-05 13:01 26.67439 80.38058 3.0 5.0 
8.5 28 8-Sep-05 12:10 26.67439 80.38058 3.0 5.0 
9.8 32 8-Sep-05 12:02 26.67439 80.38058 3.2 5.0 
11.0 36 8-Sep-05 11:52 26.67439 80.38058 3.1 5.0 
12.5 41 8-Sep-05 11:41 26.67439 80.38058 3.2 5.0 
14.0 46 8-Sep-05 11:30 26.67439 80.38058 3.7 5.0 
15.5 51 8-Sep-05 11:28 26.67439 80.38058 4.2 5.0 
17.1 56 8-Sep-05 11:21 26.67439 80.38058 4.2 5.0 
S5A - W1 0.0 0 8-Sep-05 13:30 26.67544 80.37831 4.1 5.0 
1.8 6 8-Sep-05 14:12 26.67544 80.37831 3.7 5.0 
3.0 10 8-Sep-05 14:08 26.67544 80.37831 3.5 5.0 
4.3 14 8-Sep-05 14:05 26.67544 80.37831 3.3 5.0 
5.5 18 8-Sep-05 14:01 26.67544 80.37831 3.1 5.0 
6.7 22 8-Sep-05 13:59 26.67544 80.37831 2.9 5.0 
7.9 26 8-Sep-05 13:55 26.67544 80.37831 2.8 5.0 
9.1 30 8-Sep-05 13:50 26.67544 80.37831 2.8 5.0 
10.4 34 8-Sep-05 13:46 26.67544 80.37831 2.7 5.0 
11.6 38 8-Sep-05 13:44 26.67544 80.37831 2.4 5.0 
12.8 42 8-Sep-05 13:42 26.67544 80.37831 2.5 5.0 
14.3 47 8-Sep-05 13:40 26.67544 80.37831 2.7 5.0 
15.9 52 8-Sep-05 13:38 26.67536 80.37822 4.2 5.0 
S5A - W2 0.0 0 8-Sep-05 14:43 26.67764 80.37553 4.5 5.0 
1.5 5 8-Sep-05 14:49 26.67764 80.37553 3.7 5.0 
3.0 10 8-Sep-05 14:51 26.67764 80.37553 2.8 5.0 
4.6 15 8-Sep-05 15:52 26.67764 80.37553 2.9 5.0 
6.1 20 8-Sep-05 14:53 26.67764 80.37553 2.9 5.0 
7.3 24 8-Sep-05 14:54 26.67764 80.37553 3.0 5.0 
8.5 28 8-Sep-05 14:55 26.67764 80.37553 3.0 5.0 
9.8 32 8-Sep-05 14:56 26.67764 80.37553 2.9 5.0 
11.0 36 8-Sep-05 14:58 26.67764 80.37553 3.0 5.0 
12.2 40 8-Sep-05 14:59 26.67764 80.37553 2.9 5.0 
13.4 44 8-Sep-05 15:00 26.67764 80.37553 3.0 5.0 
14.6 48 8-Sep-05 15:01 26.67764 80.37553 3.0 5.0 
15.9 52 8-Sep-05 15:02 26.67764 80.37553 3.1 5.0 
17.1 56 8-Sep-05 15:05 26.67764 80.37553 3.5 5.0 
18.3 60 8-Sep-05 15:06 26.67747 80.37558 3.7 5.0 
*Transect are order from west to east - W0 is the most west and W4 is the most east 
**Transects Points are order from the North bank to South bank in feet 
‡Elevation is determined by subtracting the depth at each point along the transect from the average stage height
†Average stage height is determined by averaging the stage heights at the 
G300, G301, G310, G94C, GA1-8C, and the 1-8C manual reading 

Status: Final 
Date: September 7, 2005 Report No. LOXA05015 
Revised: January 23, 2006 
Table A1. Continued. 
**TRANSECT TRANSECT ‡ELEVATION †AVERAGE 
*TRANSECT ID POINTS (m) POINTS (ft) DATE TIME LAT LONG (m) STAGE (m) 
S5A - W3 0.9 3 9-Sep-05 11:20 26.67756 80.36647 4.7 5.0 
2.1 7 9-Sep-05 11:22 26.67756 80.36647 3.5 5.0 
3.7 12 9-Sep-05 11:23 26.67756 80.36647 3.7 5.0 
5.2 17 9-Sep-05 11:24 26.67756 80.36647 3.2 5.0 
6.7 22 9-Sep-05 11:26 26.67756 80.36647 3.0 5.0 
7.9 26 9-Sep-05 11:32 26.67756 80.36647 3.0 5.0 
9.1 30 9-Sep-05 11:33 26.67756 80.36647 2.8 5.0 
10.4 34 9-Sep-05 11:36 26.67756 80.36647 2.6 5.0 
11.6 38 9-Sep-05 11:38 26.67756 80.36647 2.8 5.0 
12.8 42 9-Sep-05 11:40 26.67756 80.36647 2.8 5.0 
14.0 46 9-Sep-05 11:42 26.67756 80.36647 2.9 5.0 
15.2 50 9-Sep-05 11:44 26.67756 80.36647 3.0 5.0 
16.5 54 9-Sep-05 11:45 26.67756 80.36647 2.9 5.0 
17.7 58 9-Sep-05 11:47 26.67756 80.36647 3.1 5.0 
18.9 62 9-Sep-05 11:51 26.67756 80.36647 3.5 5.0 
20.1 66 9-Sep-05 11:06 26.67744 80.36644 4.7 5.0 
S5A - W4 0.0 0 9-Sep-05 9:41 26.67653 80.36328 4.4 5.0 
1.8 6 9-Sep-05 9:29 26.67653 80.36328 4.0 5.0 
3.0 10 9-Sep-05 10:48 26.67653 80.36328 3.4 5.0 
4.3 14 9-Sep-05 10:45 26.67653 80.36328 3.3 5.0 
5.5 18 9-Sep-05 10:41 26.67653 80.36328 3.2 5.0 
6.7 22 9-Sep-05 10:39 26.67653 80.36328 3.2 5.0 
7.9 26 9-Sep-05 10:36 26.67653 80.36328 3.1 5.0 
9.1 30 9-Sep-05 10:34 26.67653 80.36328 3.0 5.0 
10.4 34 9-Sep-05 10:32 26.67653 80.36328 3.2 5.0 
11.6 38 9-Sep-05 10:30 26.67653 80.36328 3.0 5.0 
12.8 42 9-Sep-05 10:27 26.67653 80.36328 3.0 5.0 
14.0 46 9-Sep-05 10:25 26.67653 80.36328 3.0 5.0 
15.5 51 9-Sep-05 10:20 26.67653 80.36328 2.6 5.0 
17.1 56 9-Sep-05 10:16 26.67653 80.36328 2.9 5.0 
18.6 61 9-Sep-05 10:13 26.67653 80.36328 2.7 5.0 
20.1 66 9-Sep-05 10:09 26.67653 80.36328 3.3 5.0 
21.6 71 9-Sep-05 10:02 26.67653 80.36328 3.8 5.0 
22.9 75 9-Sep-05 9:59 26.67653 80.36328 4.2 5.0 
24.7 81 9-Sep-05 9:58 26.67653 80.36328 4.2 5.0 
26.5 87 9-Sep-05 9:56 26.67636 80.36322 4.5 5.0 
*Transect are order from west to east - W0 is the most west and W4 is the most east 
**Transects Points are order from the North bank to South bank in feet 
‡Elevation is determined by subtracting the depth at each point along the transect from the average stage height
†Average stage height is determined by averaging the stage heights at the 
G300, G301, G310, G94C, GA1-8C, and the 1-8C manual reading 

Status: Final 
Date: September 7, 2005 Report No. LOXA05015 
Revised: January 23, 2006 
Table A2. Original and corrected depth measurements for the S5A-Cell Canal transects. 
*TRANSECT ID 
**TRANSECT 
POINTS (ft) 
FIELD NOTES 
DATE 9/8/2005 
TIME 
DEPTH 
(m) NOTES 
‡CORRECTED 
DEPTH (m)LAT LONG 
S5A - W0 0 
4 
8 
12 
16 
20 
24 
28 
32 
36 
41 
46 
51 
12:16 26 40 27.8 80 22 50.1 0.75 
Pole stuck in 
N. Bank 0.91 
12:18 26 40 27.8 80 22 50.1 1.16 1.32 
12:20 26 40 27.8 80 22 50.1 1.83 1.99 
12:29 26 40 27.8 80 22 50.1 2.38 2.54 
12:40 26 40 27.8 80 22 50.1 2.26 2.42 
12:51 26 40 27.8 80 22 50.1 2.04 2.2 
13:01 26 40 27.8 80 22 50.1 1.88 2.04 
12:10 26 40 27.8 80 22 50.1 1.89 2.05 
12:02 26 40 27.8 80 22 50.1 1.6 1.76 
11:52 26 40 27.8 80 22 50.1 1.73 1.89 
11:41 26 40 27.8 80 22 50.1 1.67 1.83 
11:30 26 40 27.8 80 22 50.1 1.12 1.28 
11:28 26 40 27.8 80 22 50.1 0.62 0.78 
S5A - W1 
56 
0 
11:21 
13:30 
26 40 
26 40 
27.8 
31.6 
80 22 
80 22 
50.1 
41.9 
0.62 
0.79 
In tree at S. 
Bank 0.78 
0.95 
6 14:12 26 40 31.6 80 22 41.9 1.15 1.31 
S5A - W2 
10 
14 
18 
22 
26 
30 
34 
38 
42 
47 
52 
0 
5 
10 
15 
20 
24 
28 
32 
14:08 
14:05 
14:01 
13:59 
13:55 
13:50 
13:46 
13:44 
13:42 
13:40 
13:38 
14:43 
14:49 
14:51 
15:52 
14:53 
14:54 
14:55 
14:56 
26 40 
26 40 
26 40 
26 40 
26 40 
26 40 
26 40 
26 40 
26 40 
26 40 
26 40 
26 40 
26 40 
26 40 
26 40 
26 40 
26 40 
26 40 
26 40 
31.6 
31.6 
31.6 
31.6 
31.6 
31.6 
31.6 
31.6 
31.6 
31.6 
31.3 
39.5 
39.5 
39.5 
39.5 
39.5 
39.5 
39.5 
39.5 
80 22 
80 22 
80 22 
80 22 
80 22 
80 22 
80 22 
80 22 
80 22 
80 22 
80 22 
80 22 
80 22 
80 22 
80 22 
80 22 
80 22 
80 22 
80 22 
41.9 
41.9 
41.9 
41.9 
41.9 
41.9 
41.9 
41.9 
41.9 
41.9 
41.6 
31.9 
31.9 
31.9 
31.9 
31.9 
31.9 
31.9 
31.9 
1.33 
1.53 
1.71 
1.9 
2 
2.02 
2.12 
2.44 
2.39 
2.17 
0.61 
0.37 
1.14 
2.06 
1.96 
1.95 
1.87 
1.82 
1.95 
1.49 
1.69 
1.87 
2.06 
2.16 
2.18 
2.28 
2.6 
2.55 
2.33 
0.77 
0.53 
1.3 
2.22 
2.12 
2.11 
2.03 
1.98 
2.11 
36 
40 
44 
48 
52 
56 
60 
14:58 
14:59 
15:00 
15:01 
15:02 
15:05 
15:06 
26 40 
26 40 
26 40 
26 40 
26 40 
26 40 
26 40 
39.5 
39.5 
39.5 
39.5 
39.5 
39.5 
38.9 
80 22 
80 22 
80 22 
80 22 
80 22 
80 22 
80 22 
31.9 
31.9 
31.9 
31.9 
31.9 
31.9 
32.1 
1.88 
1.93 
1.87 
1.86 
1.78 
1.31 
1.1 
2.04 
2.09 
2.03 
2.02 
1.94 
1.47 
1.26 
*Transect are order from west to east - W0 is the most west and W4 is the most east 
**Transects Points are order from the North bank to South bank in feet 
‡
Corrected Depth = Depth value plus a correction factor of 0.16 m. 
The correction factor was the weight length+weight teather length+secchi disk thickness. 

Status: Final 
Date: September 7, 2005 Report No. LOXA05015 
Revised: January 23, 2006 
Table A2. Continued. 
FIELD NOTES 
**TRANSECT 
DATE 
DEPTH 
9/8/2005 
‡CORRECTED 
*TRANSECT ID POINTS (ft) TIME LAT LONG (m) NOTES 
Bank 
blocked by 
trees and 
DEPTH (m) 
S5A - W3 3 
7 
12 
11:20 
11:22 
11:23 
26 40 39.2 80 21 
26 40 39.2 80 21 
26 40 39.2 80 21 
59.3 
59.3 
59.3 
0.15 
1.33 
1.12 
vegetation 0.31 
1.49 
1.28 
17 11:24 26 40 39.2 80 21 59.3 1.67 1.83 
22 11:26 26 40 39.2 80 21 59.3 1.86 2.02 
26 
30 
11:32 
11:33 
26 40 39.2 80 21 
26 40 39.2 80 21 
59.3 
59.3 
1.86 
2 
2.02 
2.16 
34 11:36 26 40 39.2 80 21 59.3 2.27 2.43 
38 
42 
11:38 
11:40 
26 40 39.2 80 21 
26 40 39.2 80 21 
59.3 
59.3 
2 
2 
2.16 
2.16 
46 11:42 26 40 39.2 80 21 59.3 1.96 2.12 
50 
54 
11:44 
11:45 
26 40 39.2 80 21 
26 40 39.2 80 21 
59.3 
59.3 
1.88 
1.9 
2.04 
2.06 
58 
62 
11:47 
11:51 
26 40 39.2 80 21 
26 40 39.2 80 21 
59.3 
59.3 
1.72 
1.36 
1.88 
1.52 
66 11:06 26 40 38.8 80 21 59.2 0.16 
No bank just 
vegetation 0.32 
tossed depth 
finder to 
bank / 
blocked by 
S5A - W4 0 9:41 26 40 35.5 80 21 47.8 0.44 tree cover 0.6 
6 9:29 26 40 35.5 80 21 47.8 0.84 1 
10 10:48 26 40 35.5 80 21 47.8 1.44 1.6 
14 10:45 26 40 35.5 80 21 47.8 1.5 1.66 
18 10:41 26 40 35.5 80 21 47.8 1.67 1.83 
22 10:39 26 40 35.5 80 21 47.8 1.66 1.82 
26 10:36 26 40 35.5 80 21 47.8 1.77 1.93 
30 10:34 26 40 35.5 80 21 47.8 1.89 2.05 
34 10:32 26 40 35.5 80 21 47.8 1.64 1.8 
38 10:30 26 40 35.5 80 21 47.8 1.81 1.97 
42 10:27 26 40 35.5 80 21 47.8 1.86 2.02 
46 10:25 26 40 35.5 80 21 47.8 1.83 1.99 
51 10:20 26 40 35.5 80 21 47.8 2.29 2.45 
56 10:16 26 40 35.5 80 21 47.8 1.94 2.1 
61 10:13 26 40 35.5 80 21 47.8 2.13 2.29 
66 10:09 26 40 35.5 80 21 47.8 1.54 1.7 
71 10:02 26 40 35.5 80 21 47.8 1.01 1.17 
75 9:59 26 40 35.5 80 21 47.8 0.68 0.84 
81 9:58 26 40 35.5 80 21 47.8 0.64 0.8 
No bank 
found - tied 
off deep in 
87 9:56 26 40 34.9 80 21 47.6 0.39 trees 0.55 
*Transect are order from west to east - W0 is the most west and W4 is the most east 
**Transects Points are order from the North bank to South bank in feet 
‡
Corrected Depth = Depth value plus a correction factor of 0.16 m. 
The correction factor was the weight length+weight teather length+secchi disk thickness. 

Status: Final 10 
Date: September 7, 2005 Report No. LOXA05015 
Revised: January 23, 2006 
Figure A1. Graphs representing the elevations (blue diamonds) and the average stage height (red line) for the five transects along the S5A-Cell 
Canal. 
S5A - W0 TRANSECT 
0 
5 
10 
15 
20 
0 5 10 15 20 
DISTANCE ACROSS CANAL (m) 
ELEVATION (m)
ELEVATION 
STAGE 
S5A - W1 TRANSECT 
0 
5 
10 
15 
20 
0 5 10 15 20 
DISTANCE ACROSS CANAL (m) 
ELEVATION (m)
ELEVATION 
STAGE 
S5A - W2 TRANSECT 
0 
5 
10 
15 
20 
0 5 10 15 20 
DISTANCE ACROSS CANAL (m) 
ELEVATION (m)
ELEVATION 
STAGE 
S5A - W3 TRANSECT 
0 
5 
10 
15 
20 
25 
0 10 20 30 
DISTANCE ACROSS CANAL (m) 
ELEVATION (m)
ELEVATION 
STAGE 
S5A - W4 TRANSECT 
0 
5 
10 
15 
20 
25 
30 
0 10 20 30 
DISTANCE ACROSS CANAL (m) 
ELEVATION 
STAGE 

Status: Final 
Date: September 7, 2005 Report No. LOXA05015 
Revised: January 23, 2006 
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