Ray Schaffranek (retired) Marvin A. Franklin (retired) 1999 http://sofia.usgs.gov/projects/flow_velocity/ Velocity data are being provided in an Access database and Excel spreadsheets. The database summarizes the velocity data, site location and description, vegetative characteristics, and water quality parameters. The spreadsheet filters and averages the complete raw velocity data set per measurement. These data were collected at two minute intervals for 10 minutes. The file naming convention is as follows: (example) E07T31197.xls Column 1: E or W East or west from Taylor Slough Airboat Trail Column 2-3: Sequential numbers from the center of the transect Column 4-5: Sequential transect number Column 6-9: Month and Year data was collected The objective of the project is to make the best possible estimate of the flow velocities and water depths across Buttonwood Embankment during high flow for use as model input for an ongoing project being conducted in the USGS-WRD office in Miami. Estimates will be used to provide management alternatives and will create salinity concentrations suitable for ecologic integrity. This project ended in 1999. 199707 199807 ground condition complete none planned -80.9 -80.5 25.5 25.25 none discharge flow hydrology surface water velocity ISO 19115 Topic Category environment inlandWaters 007 012 Department of Commerce, 1995, Countries, Dependencies, Areas of Special Sovereignty, and Their Principal Administrative Divisions, Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 10-4, Washington, DC, National Institute of Standards and Technology United States US U.S. Department of Commerce, 1987, Codes for the identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the outlying areas of the United States, and associated areas (Federal Information Processing Standard 5-2): Washington, DC, NIST Florida FL Department of Commerce, 1990, Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas, FIPS 6-3, Washington, DC, National Institute of Standards and Technology Miami-Dade County USGS Geographic Names Information System Taylor Slough none Central Everglades Buttonwood Embankment none periodic none none Dan Nowacki U.S. Geological Survey mailing address

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Reston VA 20192 USA 703 648-5467 dnowacki@usgs.gov Velocity data and cross section data was collected by Paul Meadows, Darlene Blum, Mark Stephens, Greg Donley, Kenny Kalan, Don Goin, Gina Tillis, Eric Swain, John Pittman, Alex Gallagher, James Dubuisson, Harry Jenter, and Lavetra Sloan. Excel spreadsheets, Access 2000 database, and html pages Tillis, G. M. 2001 report USGS Open-File Report 01-225 Tallahassee, FL U.S. Geological Survey http://fl.water.usgs.gov/Abstracts/ofr01_225_tillis.html not applicable data for some points and dates are not available. locations determined using a very high resolution GPS The data-collection effort consisted of measurements of depth and velocity at about 80 sites along Buttonwood Embankment suspected to flow during high flow periods. A newly available, sensitive, low velocity meter was used to measure the velocity; standard sounding techniques were used to determine the depth; and a very high resolution Global Positioning System (GPS) was used to determine the location. An initial reconnaissance was made in October 1996 to examine established locations where flow over the embankment will most likely occur. A total of four complete measurements were conducted, starting as soon as flow over the embankment began during the summer of 1997. Data were collected in July, September, and November 1997 and periodically during the 1998 water year. 2001 Dan Nowacki U.S. Geological Survey mailing address

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Reston VA 20192 USA 703 648-5467 dnowacki@usgs.gov Point Point 134 0.001 0.001 Decimal degrees North American Datum of 1983 Geodetic Reference System 80 6378137 298.257 Heather S.Henkel U.S. Geological Survey mailing address

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St. Petersburg FL 33701 USA 727 803-8747 ext 3028 727 803-2030 hhenkel@usgs.gov flow and velocity data The data have no explicit or implied guarantees. Excel spreadsheets There are Excel spreadsheets for the Taylor Slough sites, Transects One, Two, Three, and Four, C-111 Transect, Stationary Transect, and Culverts. 12 http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/franklin/franklinflow.html Data may be downloaded from the SOFIA website. Access 2000 The database contains the data for the Taylor Slough sites. 5.5 http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/franklin/franklinflow.html Data may be downloaded from the SOFIA website. html 0.6 http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/franklin/franklinflow.html Data may be downloaded from the SOFIA website. none 20070430 Heather Henkel U.S. Geological Survey mailing and physical address

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St. Petersburg FL 33701 USA 727 803-8747 ext 3028 727 803-2030 sofia-metadata@usgs.gov Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998