Mark Zucker 2010 project http://sofia.usgs.gov/projects/index.php?project_url=joe_bay The datasets contain values collected at 15 minute and hourly intervals for stage (water level), discharge (flow), salinity, and temperature between 1999 and 2010. The stage is measured in feet relative to NAVD 88, the discharge in cubic feet per second (cfs), temperature in degrees Celsius, and salinity in parts per thousand (ppt). The data are referenced to date and time in hours and minutes. Joe Bay is the primary hydrologic connection between the freshwater Everglades and northeastern Florida Bay. Flow and salinity monitoring by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has determined that Trout Creek is the largest contributor of freshwater flow to northeastern Florida Bay and is connected to Joe Bay (Hittle and others 2001). Sources of freshwater to Joe Bay include Taylor Slough and the C-111 Canal. Hydrologic parameters such as water level, discharge, and salinity observations in conjunction with water quality sampling have been useful in determining contributions of freshwater flow from Taylor Slough and C-111 Canal to Joe Bay (Zucker 2003). Hourly salinity data has been collected at four locations in Joe Bay since May 1999. In 2001, three index velocity stations were installed at Joe Bay 2E, Joe Bay 5C, and Joe Bay 8W. The current monitoring network in Joe Bay can assist with determining the effect upstream restoration efforts have on the timing and distribution of freshwater flows into northeastern Florida Bay. 199905 20100930 ground condition In Work As needed -80.6 -80.51 25.25 25.21 none discharge flow hydrology salinity water quality stage ISO 19115 Topic Category environment inlandWaters 007 012 014 oceans 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 Joe Bay Florida Bay none Central Everglades none daily none none Mark Zucker U.S. Geological Survey mailing and physical address

3110 SW 9th Ave.

Ft. Lauderdale FL 33315 USA 954 377-5952 954 377-5901 mzucker@usgs.gov http://sofia.usgs.gov/projects/joe_bay/studymap_with_joebayx.jpg map showing locations of Joe :Bay study area and sites JPEG Project personnel include Jeff Woods, Christian Lopez, Barclay Shoemakeer, and Carrie Boudreau ASCII comma-separated (.csv) text files or tab-delimited text files Hittle, Clinton Patino, Eduardo; Zucker, Mark 2001 publication USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report 01-4164 Reston, VA U.S. Geological Survey accessed as of 5/23/2011 http://fl.water.usgs.gov/Abstracts/wri01_4164_hittle.html Hittle, Clinton D. Zucker, Mark A. 2004 maps and data USGS Digital Data Series DS 105 Tallahassee, FL U.S. Geological Survey accessed as of 5/25/2011 http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/ds105/ U.S. Geological Survey 2007 maps and data USGS Water Data Report Water Year 2007 online U.S. Geological Survey accessed as of 7/1/2011 The link below goes to selected stations for south Florida http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/reports/wtr_resources_data/WY07/index.html U.S. Geological Survey 2006 maps and data USGS Water Data Report Water Year 2006 online U.S. Geological Survey accessed as of 7/1/2011 The link below goes to selected stations for south Florida http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/reports/wtr_resources_data/WY06/index.html Hittle, C. Patino, E. 2003 publication USGS Fact Sheet FS-030-00 Florida U.S. Geological Survey accessed as of 7/1/2011 http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/fs/030-00/ Discharge, salinity, stage, and temperature were measured at the four Joe Bay Stations. The data for the Joe Bay sites are now included in the South Florida Hydrology Database at http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/zucker_woods_patino/index.php available upon request Site elevations in NAVD 88 were determined by the USGS Geography Discipline in 2002 as part of the high accuaracy elevation data collection project Water Level Computations: Water level data is collected using an acoustic Doppler velocity meter (ADVM). An upward looking acoustic sensor provides depth data which is converted to water level using the relation of ADVM measured depth to observed water level. Site elevations in NAVD '88 were determined by the USGS Geography Discipline in 2002 Salinity and Temperature Analysis: Salinity and temperature data are currently collected using a Yellow Springs Incorp. (YSI) Optical Monitoring System (OMS) sensor. Sensors are deployed and housed in an open-ended, PVC mount to reduce bio-fouling. Hourly data is stored internally and downloaded using a YSI 650 hand-held monitoring unit. Sensors are evaluated monthly for bio-fouling and electronic drift and corrected accordingly. All YSI sensors are calibrated to laboratory determined specific conductance standards provided by the USGS Ocala Water Quality and Research Laboratory (OWQRL). Temperature sensors are verified by performing in-situ profiles and bucket comparisons against a reference sensor. Discharge computations: Discharge in bi-directional estuarine rivers is determined by developing a velocity index rating. Velocity index ratings use the combination of in-situ velocity measurements collected every fifteen minutes by the ADVM while the cross-sectional area is determined using water level data. The cross-sectional area rating is created using an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) to define the cross-sectional characteristics of the estuarine stream (width and depths) for a given water level. Changes in the cross-sectional area are directly related to changes in water level over time. The ADVM provides an average horizontal velocity measurement at a fixed depth. The ADVM is then calibrated to represent the mean channel velocity by first determining the channel discharge and dividing by the cross-sectional area. A simple linear regression between the ADVM velocity and the ADCP mean measured velocity over a range of conditions is performed to develop an equation to relate the ADVM velocity to the mean channel velocity. More detailed index velocity rating techniques are available in Hittle and others (2003). Field data is acquired during field trips and is uploaded from field computers to personal computers upon arrival to the office. All data files are quality assured prior to uploading to the USGS database. The Joe Bay network is visited on a monthly basis and is dependent on weather conditions and access as deemed by ENP. Sites may be visited more frequently in the event of a station problem or a planned synoptic survey. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not constitute endorsement by the U.S. Government 2004 Mark Zucker U.S. Geological Survey mailing and physical address

3110 SW 9th Ave.

Ft. Lauderdale FL 33315 USA 954 377-5952 954 377-5901 mzucker@usgs.gov Joe Bay Point Point 4 0.01 0.01 Degrees, minutes, and decimal seconds North American Datum of 1983 Geodetic Reference System 80 6378137 298.257 North American Vertical Datum of 1988 0.01 feet Implicit coordinate The parameters collected for each site include: stage, discharge, salinity, and temperature USGS Heather S. Henkel U.S. Geological Survey mailing address

600 Fourth St. South

St. Petersburg FL 33701 USA 727 803-8747 ext 3028 727 803-2030 hhenkel@usgs.gov South Florida Hydrology Database The data have no explicit or implied guarantees. ASCII comma-separated values (.csv) or tab-delimited text files Data for the stations with selectable variables, time frame, output format, and output organization The downloaded file with the specified parameters is zipped and must be unzipped before use. http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/zucker_woods_patino/index.php The South Florida Hydrology Data database may be accessed from the SOFIA website. none 20110705 Heather Henkel U.S. Geological Survey mailing and physical address

600 Fourth Street South

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 none 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.