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Network of Benchmarks Used to Evaluate and Verify the EDEN Surface-Water Model

An alphabetical listing of benchmarks is available below. Instructions for using the map are below.
A network of benchmarks was established in the marshes of the greater Everglades and surveyed to North American Vertical Datum of 1988 in 2009-2010 to test, validate, and improve the Everglades Depth Estimation Network (EDEN) surface-water interpolation model that creates daily water-level surfaces for the Everglades. Thirty-four benchmarks were installed and surveyed in 2009 and 7 additional benchmarks were installed and surveyed in 2010. When these benchmarks are combined with the 31 benchmarks established by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in 2006, the network of 72 benchmarks (2nd order or better) provide a geographically broad distribution of points of known elevation and measured water levels independent of the existing water-level gage network.

Blue Icon SFWMD Benchmarks
Green Icon USACE Benchmarks
This map requires enabled JavaScript to view; if you cannot fully access the information on this map, please view the benchmark listing below or contact Heather Henkel.

To use map: Click markers to view benchmark information. Use the + and - buttons in the upper-right corner to zoom in or out. You can double-click on the map to zoom in. Clicking and holding the mouse button, and then dragging, will allow you to pan in any direction.

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Benchmark Listing
BCNP-BM49
BCNP-BM50
BCNP-BM51
BCNP-BM52
ENP-BM1
ENP-BM2
ENP-BM3
ENP-BM4
ENP-BM5
ENP-BM6
ENP-BM7
ENP-BM8
ENP-BM9
ENP-BM10
ENP-BM11
ENP-BM12
ENP-BM13
WCA1-BM40
WCA1-BM41
WCA1-BM42
WCA1-BM43
WCA1-BM44
WCA1-BM55
WCA2-BM34
WCA2-BM35
WCA2-BM36
WCA2-BM45
WCA2-BM49
WCA2-BM51
WCA2-BM52
WCA3-BM1
WCA3-BM2
WCA3-BM3
WCA3-BM4
WCA3-BM5
WCA3-BM6
WCA3-BM7
WCA3-BM8
WCA3-BM9
WCA3-BM10
WCA3-BM11
WCA3-BM12
WCA3-BM13
WCA3-BM14
WCA3-BM15
WCA3-BM16
WCA3-BM17
WCA3-BM18
WCA3-BM19
WCA3-BM20
WCA3-BM21
WCA3-BM22
WCA3-BM23
WCA3-BM24
WCA3-BM25
WCA3-BM26
WCA3-BM27
WCA3-BM28
WCA3-BM29
WCA3-BM30
WCA3-BM31
WCA3-BM32
WCA3-BM33
WCA3-BM37
WCA3-BM38
WCA3-BM39
WCA3-BM46
WCA3-BM47
WCA3-BM48
WCA3-BM50
WCA3-BM53
WCA3-BM54
Technical support for this Web site is provided by the U.S. Geological Survey
This page is: https://sofia.usgs.gov/eden/benchmarks/index.php
Comments and suggestions? Contact: Bryan McCloskey
Last updated: February 01, 2021 04:48 PM (BJM)