Simulation of tidal flow and circulation patterns in the Loxahatchee River Estuary, southeastern Florida
Water-Resources Investigations Report
87-4201
Prepared in cooperation with the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation, South Florida Water Management District, Palm Beach County, Martin County, Jupiter Inlet District, Loxahatchee River Environmental Control District, Town of Jupiter, Village of Tequesta, Jupiter Inlet Colony, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
By: Gary M. Russell and Carl R. Goodwin
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Abstract
Results of a two-dimensional, vertically averaged, computer simulation model of the Loxahatchee River estuary show that under typical low freshwater inflow and vertically well mixed conditions, water circulation is dominated by freshwater inflow rather than by tidal influence. The model can simulate tidal flow and circulation in the Loxahatchee River estuary under typical low freshwater inflow and vertically well mixed conditions, but is limited, however, to low-flow and well mixed conditions. Computed patterns of residual water transport show a consistent seaward flow from the northwest fork through the central embayment and out Jupiter Inlet to the Atlantic Ocean. A large residual seaward flow was computed from the North Intracoastal Waterway to the inlet channel. Although the tide produces large flood and ebb flows in the estuary, tide-induced residual transport rates are low in comparison with freshwater-induced residual transport. Model investigations of partly mixed or stratified conditions in the estuary need to await development of systems capable of simulating three-dimensional flow patterns. (Author 's abstract)
Suggested Citation
Simulation of tidal flow and circulation patterns in the Loxahatchee River Estuary, southeastern Florida; 1987; WRI; 87-4201; Russell, G. M.; Goodwin, C. R.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Simulation of tidal flow and circulation patterns in the Loxahatchee River Estuary, southeastern Florida |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 87-4201 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri874201 |
| Year Published | 1987 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center |
| Description | v, 32 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| Other Geospatial | Loxahatchee River estuary |
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