Identification_Information: Citation: Citation_Information: Originator: Eduardo Patino Clint Hittle; Mark Zucker; Jeff Woods Publication_Date: 2008 Title: Freshwater Flows to Northeastern Florida Bay Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: website, text files Online_Linkage: http://sofia.usgs.gov/projects/index.php?project_url=freshwtr_flow Description: Abstract: In 1995, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) began a study to gage several major creeks that discharge freshwater into northeastern Florida Bay. This study provides flow, salinity, and water-level data for model development and calibration and also provides baseline data for other physical, biological and chemical studies being conducted in the area. The monitoring network provides coastal discharge data for the majority of estuarine creeks in northeastern Florida Bay. The timing and distribution of freshwater deliveries to northeastern Florida Bay have been documented since 1996. In 2003 the USGS coastal and estuarine unit also began calculating nutrient loads at selected sites in northeastern Florida Bay and along the southwestern Everglades coast. The larger network has provided discharge information to researchers to develop nutrient budgets and loading (Rudnick, 1999; Sutula and others, 2003; Davis, 2004; and Levesque, 2004). Purpose: In South Florida, changes in water-management practices to accommodate a large and rapidly growing urban population along the Atlantic coast, as well as intensive agricultural activities, have resulted in a highly managed hydrologic system. This managed system altered the natural hydrology of the Everglades ecosystem, including Florida Bay. During the last few decades, Florida Bay has experienced seagrass die-offs and algal blooms. Both are signals of ecological deterioration that has been attributed to increases in salinity and nutrient content of bay waters. With plans to restore water levels in the Everglades to more natural conditions, changes also are expected in the amount and timing of freshwater discharge through the major creeks into Florida Bay. Flow through the estuarine creeks through the Buttonwood Embankment and into Florida Bay is naturally controlled by the water level in the Everglades; regional wind patterns; and to a lesser extent, tides. Florida Bay restoration requires an understanding of the linkage between the amount of freshwater flowing into the bay and the salinity and quality of the bay environment. Historically, there has been no accurate quantification of the amount of freshwater being discharged into Florida Bay from the mainland due to the difficulties of accurately gaging flows in shallow, bi-directional, and vertically stratified streams. The project objectives are to determine the quantity, timing and distribution of freshwater flow into Florida Bay and adjacent estuaries, determine baseline hydrologic conditions and provide information on hydrologic change during the restoration process. This project helps determine how freshwater flow affects the health of Florida Bay, a critical component of the CERP, and how changes in water-management practices upstream (Taylor Slough and C-111 basins) directly influence flow and salinity conditions in the estuary. Supplemental_Information: The project managers for this study include Eduardo Patino (1995-2000), Clinton Hittle (2001-2003), and Mark Zucker (2003 -present). Time_Period_of_Content: Time_Period_Information: Range_of_Dates/Times: Beginning_Date: 199410 Ending_Date: Unknown Currentness_Reference: ground condition Status: Progress: in work Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Continually Spatial_Domain: Bounding_Coordinates: West_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.8 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.3 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.3 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.9 Keywords: Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Theme_Keyword: salinity Theme_Keyword: water level Theme_Keyword: flow Theme_Keyword: nutrients Theme_Keyword: chemistry Theme_Keyword: hydrology Theme_Keyword: monitoring Theme_Keyword: estuaries Theme_Keyword: freshwater flow Theme: Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category Theme_Keyword: environment Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters Theme_Keyword: 007 Theme_Keyword: 012 Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: 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 Place_Keyword: United States Place_Keyword: US Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: 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 Place_Keyword: Florida Place_Keyword: FL Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: 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 Place_Keyword: Miami-Dade County Place_Keyword: Monroe County Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none Place_Keyword: Central Everglades Place_Keyword: East Highway Creek Place_Keyword: West Highway Creek Place_Keyword: Stillwater Creek Place_Keyword: Oregon Creek Place_Keyword: Taylor Slough Wetland Place_Keyword: C-111 wetland Place_Keyword: Card Sound Canal Place: Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Geographic Names Information System Place_Keyword: Alligator Bay Place_Keyword: East Creek Place_Keyword: Jewfish Creek Place_Keyword: McCormick Creek Place_Keyword: Mud Creek Place_Keyword: Trout Creek Place_Keyword: Joe Bay Place_Keyword: Taylor River Place_Keyword: Florida Bay Place_Keyword: Everglades National Park Place_Keyword: Manatee Bay Access_Constraints: none Use_Constraints: none Point_of_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Mark Zucker Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 3110 SW 9th Ave. City: Ft. Lauderdale State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33315 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 954 377-5952 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 954 377-5901 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mzucker@usgs.gov Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://sofia.usgs.gov/projects/freshwtr_flow/fwflowmap/index.html Browse_Graphic_File_Description: map of data collection sites in Northeastern Florida Bay Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/realtime_gw/location.html Browse_Graphic_File_Description: map showing South Florida Real-Time Ground Water stations Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG Browse_Graphic: Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://fl.water.usgs.gov/Miami/hurricane/ Browse_Graphic_File_Description: map showing USGS South Florida Coastal Stations Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG Data_Set_Credit: Project personnel include Marc Stewart, Barclay Shoemaker, Paul Stumpner, Shane Ploos, Christian Lopez, Rich Kachelriess, Carrie Boudreau, Stephen Huddleston, and Jessica Adams Native_Data_Set_Environment: Data are available as ASCII comma-separated value (.csv) files, and on websites Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Hittle, Clinton Patino, Eduardo; Zucker, Mark Publication_Date: 2001 Title: Freshwater flow from estuarine creeks into northeastern Florida Bay Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report Issue_Identification: 01-4164 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: http://fl.water.usgs.gov/Abstracts/wri01_4164_hittle.html Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Hittle, Clinton D. Zucker, Mark A. Publication_Date: 2004 Title: Northeastern Florida Bay estuarine creek data, Water Years 1996-2000 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: digital data Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS Digital Data Series Issue_Identification: DS 105 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Tallahassee, FL Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/ds105/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Price, C. Woolverton, J.; Overton, K. Publication_Date: 2004 Title: Water Resources Data - Florida Water Year 2004 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS Water Data Report Issue_Identification: FL-04-2A Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Florida Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/wdr/2004/wdr-fl-04-2a Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Fourqurean, J. W. Robblee, M. B. Publication_Date: 1999 Title: Florida Bay: a history of recent ecological changes Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report Series_Information: Series_Name: Estuaries Issue_Identification: v. 22, n.2B Publication_Information: Publication_Place: New York Publisher: Springer New York Online_Linkage: http://www.springerlink.com/content/vh24236250573557/fulltext.pdf Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Rudnick, D. T. Chen, Z.; Childers, D. L.; Boyer, J. N.; Fontaine, T. D. Publication_Date: 1999 Title: Phosphorus and nitrogen inputs to Florida Bay: the importance of the Everglades watershed Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report Series_Information: Series_Name: Estuaries Issue_Identification: v. 22, n. 2B Publication_Information: Publication_Place: New York, New York Publisher: Springer New York Online_Linkage: http://www.springerlink.com/content/y5557qh826268583/fulltext.pdf Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Levesque, Victor A. Publication_Date: 2004 Title: Water Flow and Nutrient Flux from Five Estuarine Rivers along the Southwest Coast of the Everglades National Park Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS Scientific Investigations Report Issue_Identification: 2004-5142 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Reston, VA Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Online_Linkage: http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/sir/2004-5142 Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Davis, S. E. III Cable, J. E.; Childers, D. L.; Coronado-Molina, C.; Day, J. W.; Hittle, C. D.; Madden, C. J.; Reyes, E.; Rudnick, D.; Sklar, F. Publication_Date: 2004 Title: Importance of storm events in controlling ecosystem structure and function in a Florida Gulf Coast estuary Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report Series_Information: Series_Name: Journal of Coastal Research Issue_Identification: v. 20, n. 4 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Royal Palm Beach, FL Publisher: Coastal Education and Research Foundation (CERF) Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Price, C. Overton, K. Publication_Date: 2005 Title: Manuscripts from Water Resources Data for Florida, 2005, Volume 2A, South Florida Surface Water USGS Water-Data Report FL-05-2A Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS Water-Data Report Issue_Identification: FL-05-2A Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Florida Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Other_Citation_Details: The data are part of the Stage, Discharge, and Water Quality of Steams section Online_Linkage: http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/reports/wtr_resources_data/WY05/bottle.html Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Price, C. Overton, K. Publication_Date: 2005 Title: Water Resources Data, Florida, Water Year 2005 Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report Series_Information: Series_Name: USGS Water Data Report Issue_Identification: v. 2A: South Florida Surface Water Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Florida Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey Other_Citation_Details: Prepared in cooperation with the State of Florida and with other agencies Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/wdr/2005/wdr-fl-05-2a/ Cross_Reference: Citation_Information: Originator: Sutula, M. A. Perez, B. C.; Reyes, E.; Childers, D. L.; Davis, S.; Day, J. R.; Rudnick, D.; Sklar, F. Publication_Date: 2003 Title: Factors affecting spatial and temporal variability in material exchange between the Southern Everglades wetlands and Florida Bay (USA) Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report Series_Information: Series_Name: Esturaine, Coastal and Shelf Science Issue_Identification: v. 57, issues 5-6 Publication_Information: Publication_Place: Amsterdam. The Netherlands Publisher: Elsevier B. V, Other_Citation_Details: The abstract is available online but the full article must be purchased or a journal subscription is required. Log into the website below and search for volume 57 in the Free tables of contents and abstracts. Online_Linkage: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/02727714 Data_Quality_Information: Logical_Consistency_Report: Parameters collected at the stations are stage, salinity (surface and bottom), velocity (published as discharge), and temperature (surface and bottom) Completeness_Report: Data for 1996-2000 is from U.S. Geological Survey Digital Data Series (DDS) 105: Northeastern Florida Bay Estuarine Creek Data, Water Years 1996-2000. Data for years 2001-2005 are not part of the publication. The Hydrology Data page shows the data available for each site by year and type of data. For the USGS South Florida Coastal stations, no data is available for the Broad River station and the Barron River and Seven Palm Lake sites are not real-time stations. Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy: Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: unknown Lineage: Process_Step: Process_Description: Water flow, salinity, stage (water level), and temperature information along the mangrove zone is provided through this project to study the extent of the effects that water management practices on the mainland have on the quality of the Florida Bay environment. Seven fixed data collection platforms (DCP's) are located on the major creeks which flow into northeastern Florida Bay from the wetland. The DCP's collect continuous 15 minute-data which is then transmitted via satellite to the USGS office in Miami, Florida. Hydrodynamic modelers of the Everglades (mainland) and Florida Bay use these data to calibrate and verify models describing flow through the mangrove zone, and circulation patterns within the bay. The project has been collecting these data since late 1995 and is producing a portion of the standard data set to be used in describing Florida Bay's behavior through changing conditions. Prior to the development of currently available acoustic instruments, it was very difficult to gage flows in streams discharging into Florida Bay. Standard methods for field data collection and flow computations are impractical and inaccurate because of the low velocities, flow reversal, and bi-directional flow in which high-salinity water flows inland under freshwater flowing out to the bay. With today's state-of-the art acoustic instrumentation, such as the Acoustic Velocity Meter (AVM) and the Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), it is possible to accurately gage flows in this environment because of the ability of these instruments to quickly measure low or rapidly changing water velocities, even during stratified or bi-directional flow. AVM systems have proven to be accurate instruments in the measurement of water velocities along a horizontal plane across stream and can be permanently installed to collect continuous velocity data that, along with water-level data, are used to produce continuous records of discharge. ADCP instruments are used to measure water velocities in three dimensions. These measurements are then used to calculate the total flow through a stream section at a given time. The ADCP uses the Doppler shift from four acoustic beams sent downward in set angles to measure the velocity of water, depth, and distance traveled across the stream transect. Field measurements made with the ADCP's are used to develop relations between AVM velocities and discharge at gaged sites. With the assistance of Everglades National Park, discharge measurements were made with ADCP's near the mouths of the major streams flowing into Florida Bay. Results of these measurements verified the applicability of ADCP's for discharge measurements under these environmental conditions, provided data on high flows into the bay, and helped in the understanding of flow patterns for each of the measured streams. Project plans are to instrument selected streams flowing into Florida Bay with AVM's and temperature and specific conductance sensors in order to measure most of the total freshwater flow from the mainland into the bay. Sites are located along the mainland coast of east Florida Bay and represent most of the freshwater flowing south into the bay from Taylor Slough and the C-111 Canal basins. Three of these sites (Trout Creek Canal station and two C-111 Canal stations) are instrumented and maintained by Everglades National Park. Monthly ADCP discharge measurements are planned for rating AVM systems, and monthly collection of water samples are planned for total nutrient analysis. Process_Date: 2000 Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Eduardo Patino Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Position: Hydrologist Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 1400 Colonial Blvd., Suite 70, Royal Palm Square City: Ft. Myers State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33907 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 239 275-8448 ext. 11 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 239 275-6820 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: epatino@usgs.gov Process_Step: Process_Description: Products for FY 2003 1. Continuous 15 minute-data on flow, water level, salinity and temperature collected from the creek monitoring stations will be either transmitted via satellite to the USGS office in Miami, Florida, or collected during site visits and made available on the USGS SOFIA website. 2. A report on the freshwater flow and salinity data or 'standard data set', to be used in describing Florida Bay for physical, and biological model applications will be produced. 3. As Everglades restoration proceeds, documentation of changes in the flow and salinity to northeastern Florida Bay will be provided. Process_Date: 2003 Process_Step: Process_Description: Work planned for FY 2004: Data collection includes continuous 15-minute interval measurements of water level, water velocity, salinity, and temperature data and periodic measurements of discharge for acoustic Doppler velocity meter (ADVM) calibrations at West Highway Creek, Stillwater Creek, Trout Creek, Mud Creek, Taylor River at Mouth, upstream Taylor River, McCormick Creek, Jewfish Creek, Joe Bay 8W and Joe Bay 2E. Monitoring stations where only discharge and water-level are collected include East Highway Creek and Oregon Creek. Salinity only sites include Joe Bay 1E and Joe Bay 5C. Field data at the instrumented sites are recorded by an electronic data logger and transmitted every 4 hours by way of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) into the database of the USGS CWRS office. Nontransmitting stations include Joe Bay 1-2E, 5C, 8W, East Highway Creek and Oregon Creek. Boat mounted acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCP) are used to measure discharge in the estuarine creeks mentioned above. The ADCP uses the Doppler shift in returned acoustic signals reflected by particles suspended in the water to determine the velocity of moving water. Discharge and flow direction are calculated using the doppler software package. The mean channel water velocity is calculated by dividing the total discharge (measured with the ADCP) by the cross-sectional area determined by the water level at the time of measurement. The cross-sectional area is computed by using the site-specific stage area ratings, which is a function of water level. Water-level data are collected with an incremental shaft encoder equipped with a pulley, stainless-steel tape, weight, and float inside an 8 in. (inch) polyvinyl chloride pipe stilling well. Process_Date: 2004 Process_Step: Process_Description: Work planned for FY 2005 includes the continuation of measuring freshwater flow from the Everglades into northeastern Florida Bay. Flow, water-level, salinity, and temperature will be collected in real-time at monitoring sites in estuarine creeks and will be transmitted via satellite to the USGS Center for Water and Restoration Studies in Miami, FL. The same procedures will be followed as in FY 2004. During routine station visits, the in-situ instruments are cleaned, calibrated (ifnecessary), and verified with laboratory standards. In essence, fouling and electronic errors are observed and datum corrections applied accordingly. An independently calibrated YSI instrument is used during each field trip to verify in-situ salinities and temperatures. The independent YSI sensor is checked against a NIST laboratory certified thermometer in the lab periodically. A coastal network map with links to the National Water Information System (NWIS) has been developed and is available at http://fl.water.usgs.gov/Miami/hurricane Process_Date: 2005 Process_Step: Process_Description: Work planned for FY 2006 is the continuation of measuring freshwater flow from the Everglades wetlands into northeastern Florida Bay. Data collection includes continuous 15-minute interval measurements of water level, water velocity, salinity, and temperature data and periodic measurements of discharge for acoustic Doppler velocity meter (ADVM) calibrations at West Highway Creek, East Highway Creek, Oregon Creek, Stillwater Creek, Trout Creek, Mud Creek, Taylor River at Mouth, upstream Taylor River, McCormick Creek, Joe Bay 2E, and Jewfish Creek. Field data at the instrumented sites are recorded by an electronic data logger and transmitted every 4 hours by way of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) into the database of the USGS CWRS office. Non-transmitting stations where only discharge and water level are collected include East Highway Creek, Oregon Creek, Joe Bay 1E, Joe Bay 5C, and Joe Bay 8W. Periodic discharge measurements will be performed at East Creek in Little Madeira Bay as time permits. Boat mounted acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCP) are used to measure discharge in the estuarine creeks mentioned above. The ADCP uses the Doppler shift in returned acoustic signals reflected by particles suspended in the water to determine the velocity of moving water. Discharge and flow direction are calculated using the Doppler software package. The mean channel water velocity is calculated by dividing the total discharge (measured with the ADCP) by the cross-sectional area determined by the water level at the time of measurement. The cross-sectional area is computed by using the site-specific stage area ratings, which is a function of water level. Water-level data are collected with an incremental shaft encoder equipped with a pulley, stainless-steel tape, weight, and float inside an 8 in. (inch) polyvinyl chloride pipe stilling well. Salinity and temperature data are collected with YSI instrumentation (i.e. 600R, Optical Monitoring System). During routine station visits, these in-situ instruments are cleaned, calibrated (if necessary), and verified with laboratory standards. In essence, fouling and electronic errors are observed and datum corrections are applied accordingly. An independently calibrated YSI instrument is used during each field trip to verify in-situ salinities and temperatures. The independent YSI sensor is checked against a NIST laboratory certified thermometer in the lab periodically. Published unit values of water level, discharge, salinity, and temperature through water year 2005 are available on the SOFIA website. See the individual sites for the water year data available. Manuscripts will be published in the USGS Surface Water Data Book. Process_Date: 2006 Process_Step: Process_Description: Work planned for FY 2007 is the continuation of measuring freshwater flow from the Everglades wetlands into northeastern Florida Bay. Flow, water-level, salinity, and temperature data are collected in real-time at monitoring sites in estuarine creeks and data are transmitted via satellite to the Florida Integrated Science Center (FISC), Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Process_Date: 2007 Process_Step: Process_Description: Work planned for FY 2008 includes: 1. Gaging freshwater flows in to northeastern Florida Bay a. Continuation of data collection at the sites. b. Discharge measurements will be performed at East Creek in Little Madeira Bay to continue rating development. East Creek, a previously non-gaged station, was instrumented with an ADVM that incorporates an up-looking acoustic beam. The goal is to compute discharge at East Creek and compare the results against regression-determined discharge. 2. Network Optimization Project in Southern Florida The major tasks include: a. Continuation of data gathering (historical data, site information, GIS data, and qualitative data); b. Begining the statistical analysis c. Completing the first report focusing on methods and statistical analysis Process_Date: Not complete Process_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Mark Zucker Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 3110 SW 9th Ave. City: Ft. Lauderdale State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33315 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 954 377-5952 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 954 377-5901 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mzucker@usgs.gov Spatial_Data_Organization_Information: Indirect_Spatial_Reference: northeastern Florida Bay Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point Point_and_Vector_Object_Information: SDTS_Terms_Description: SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 11 Spatial_Reference_Information: Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition: Geographic: Latitude_Resolution: 1 Longitude_Resolution: 1 Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Degrees, minutes, and decimal seconds Geodetic_Model: Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983 Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80 Semi-major_Axis: 6378137 Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257 Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition: Altitude_System_Definition: Altitude_Datum_Name: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 Altitude_Resolution: 0.01 Altitude_Distance_Units: feet Altitude_Encoding_Method: Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates Entity_and_Attribute_Information: Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: All the hydrology data for each collection point are in comma-separated value text files. The attributes for all stations consist of date, time, stage (in feet), and discharge (cubic feet per second, cfs). Additional data collected at some sites include temperature top and bottom and salinity top and bottom. Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: USGS field personnel Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Data available for the USGS South Florida Coastal Stations includes: gage height (feet, most referenced to NAVD 88), salinity (parts per thousand), temperature (degrees Celsius), stream velocity (feet per second), and discharge (cubic feet per second). Some stations have wind speed (mile per hour) and wind direction (clockwise from true north), precipitation (total in inches), specific conductance (microsienmens per centimeter at 25 degrees C). Not all stations have all data. Each site lists the data available for that site. Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: USGS personnel Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Parameteres available for the Real-Time Ground Water Data include: gage height/water level (feet, NAVD 88), specific conductance (microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius), temperature (degrees C), and salinity (parts per thousand). The data are available up to 60 days and are provisional. Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: USGS personnel Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Each sampling site for the Water Quality Data lists the parameter code, count, begin date, end date, and parameter code complete name. Parameters available for most sampling sites include: temperature (degrees Celsius), agency analyzing sample, specific conductance (microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees C), hydrogen ion (milligrams per liter), dissolved oxygen (mg/l) pH (standard units), salinity (parts per thousand), organic nitrogen (mg/l), ammonia (mg/l as nitrogen), nitrite (mg/l as N), nitrate + nitrite (mg/l as N), phosphorus (mg/l), and orthophosphate (mg/l as phosphorus). Other parameters not available for all stations include: sampling depth (feet), location in cross section, sample log in ID and date (yyddd) in Ocala lab, number of sampling points, total nitrogen (mg/l), magnesium (mg/l), ammonia (mg/l as NH4), nitrate (mg/l), color water (platinum cobalt units), hardness (mg/l as calcium carbonate), chlorine (mg/l), calcium (mg/l) sulfate (mg/l), sodium (mg/l), potassium (mg/l), fluoride (mg/l), silica (mg/l), strontium (mg/l). Bromide (mg/l), residue sum of constituents (mg/l) and residue (tons per acre-foot). Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: USGS personnel Overview_Description: Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Parameters available for Current Water Level Conditions for Surface Water include: date/time of collection, gage height (feet), discharge (cubic feet per second), and long-term median flow. Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: USGS personnel Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Florida NWISWeb Maintainers Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: Florida Integrated Science Center 3310 SW 9th Ave. City: Ft. Lauderdale State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33315 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: not available Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gs-w-fl_NWISWeb_Maintainer@usgs.gov Contact_Instructions: Please use email Resource_Description: Current water level conditions for surface water Distribution_Liability: Provisional data subject to revision Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: unknown Format_Information_Content: Real-Time Data for Florida: Streamflow Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/fl/nwis/current?type=flow&group_key=basin_cd Access_Instructions: Click on Current Water Level Conditions for Surface Water which will go to the NWIS Web interface. Select the desired station(s) from the list. Fees: none Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Florida Integrated Science Center - Fort Lauderdale Contact_Position: Chief, Hydrologic Data Section Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 3110 SW 9th Avenue City: Ft. Lauderdale State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33315 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 954 377-5900 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 954 377-5091 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: GS-FL_FISC_Fort_Lauderdale_Hydrologic_Records_Chief@usgs.gov Resource_Description: USGS South Florida Coastal Real-Time Stations Distribution_Liability: Provisional data subject to revision Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: html Format_Information_Content: The data for one month for each individual site is available Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://fl.water.usgs.gov/Miami/hurricane/ Access_Instructions: Log onto http://sofia.usgs.gov/projects/freshwtr_flow and click on USGS South Florida Real-Time Stations under Data Fees: none Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Heather S.Henkel Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: 600 Fourth St. South City: St. Petersburg State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33701 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727 803-8747 ext 3028 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727 803-2030 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: hhenkel@usgs.gov Resource_Description: Hydrology Data Distribution_Liability: The data have no explicit or implied guarantees. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: ASCII Format_Version_Number: unknown Format_Specification: Data are in comma-separated value (.csv) files Format_Information_Content: Each file contains data for a specific site by water year. Transfer_Size: 2 Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/zucker_woods_patino/index.html Access_Instructions: Data may be downloaded from the SOFIA website. Fees: none Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Florida NWISWeb Maintainers Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: Florida Integrated Science Center 3310 SW 9th Ave. City: Ft. Lauderdale State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33315 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: not available Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gs-w-fl_NWISWeb_Maintainer@usgs.gov Contact_Instructions: Please use email Resource_Description: Real-Time Ground Water Data Distribution_Liability: Provisional data subject to revision Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: graph, table, tab-separated Format_Information_Content: Data for 1-31 days before present are contained in each graph or table Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/realtime_gw/index.html Access_Instructions: Select the desired station on the Real-Time Ground Water Data page at http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/realtime_gw/index.html. This will link to the appropriate page on the NWIS Web interface. Fees: none Distribution_Information: Distributor: Contact_Information: Contact_Organization_Primary: Contact_Organization: Florida NWISWeb Maintainers Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing address Address: Florida Integrated Science Center 3310 SW 9th Ave. City: Ft. Lauderdale State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33315 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: not available Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gs-w-fl_NWISWeb_Maintainer@usgs.gov Contact_Instructions: Please use email Resource_Description: Water Quality Data Distribution_Liability: The data secured from the USGS NWISWeb database may include data that have not recieved Director's approval and as such are provisional and subject to change. The data are released on the condition that neither the USGS nor the United States Government may be held liable for any damages resulting from its authorized or unauthorized use. Standard_Order_Process: Digital_Form: Digital_Transfer_Information: Format_Name: tab-separated text file Format_Information_Content: Data are available for each collection site Digital_Transfer_Option: Online_Option: Computer_Contact_Information: Network_Address: Network_Resource_Name: http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/zucker_woods_patino/wtrqualindex.html Access_Instructions: Select the desired station on the Water Quality Data page at http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/zucker_woods_patino/wtrqualindex.html. This will link to the appropriate page on the NWIS Web interface. Fees: none Metadata_Reference_Information: Metadata_Date: 20090717 Metadata_Contact: Contact_Information: Contact_Person_Primary: Contact_Person: Heather Henkel Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey Contact_Address: Address_Type: mailing and physical address Address: 600 Fourth Street South City: St. Petersburg State_or_Province: FL Postal_Code: 33701 Country: USA Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727 803-8747 ext 3028 Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727 803-2030 Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sofia-metadata@usgs.gov Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998 Metadata_Access_Constraints: none Metadata_Use_Constraints: This metadata record may have been copied from the SOFIA website and may not be the most recent version. Please check http://sofia.usgs.gov/metadata to be sure you have the most recent version.