Vertical Exchange of Ground Water and Surface Water in the Florida Everglades
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Introduction and Project Objectives
Knowledge about hydrologic exchange between surface water and ground water is critical to understanding the movement of water and dissolved chemical constituents (solutes) in the Florida Everglades. This fact sheet describes a study that will quantify vertical exchange of water and solutes in the Everglades as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) South Florida Ecosystem Program. The two sites selected for the initial investigation are shown in the report. Those sites are the location of ongoing research projects concerned with movement and transformation of nutrients and mercury. Research results are being used by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) to guide in the planning of Stormwater Treatment Areas, which will be large constructed wetlands designed to remove excess nutrients from agricultural drainage.
The objectives of the project described here are to (1) quantify vertical exchange of water (also referred to as seepage) between ground water and surface water, (2) use seepage estimates to assist in the development of chemical mass balances for mercury and nutrients, and (3) relate seepage fluxes to subsurface hydrogeologic properties, management of surface-water levels in canals and water conservation areas, and the regional water balance in the northern Everglades.
Suggested Citation
U.S. Geological Survey, 1999, Vertical exchange of ground water and surface water in the Florida Everglades: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 1996–169, 2 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs16996.
ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)
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Table of Contents
- Introduction and Project Objectives
- Background
- Plan of Study
- Preliminary Results
- Collaboration and Partnerships
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Vertical exchange of ground water and surface water in the Florida Everglades |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 169-96 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs16996 |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center |
| Description | 2 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| Other Geospatial | Everglades |
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