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Continuous stream discharge, salinity, and associated data collected in the lower St. Johns River and its tributaries, Florida, 2016

Open-File Report 2018-1108
Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20181108

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Abstract

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, plans to deepen the St. Johns River channel in Jacksonville, Florida, from 40 to 47 feet along 13 miles of the river channel, beginning at the mouth of the river at the Atlantic Ocean, to accommodate larger, fully loaded cargo vessels. The U.S. Geological Survey installed continuous data-collection stations to monitor discharge, salinity, and associated parameters at 22 sites prior to the commencement of dredging. The U.S. Geological Survey monitored stage and discharge at 13 sites, and water temperature, specific conductance, and salinity at 15 sites; some sites included all parameters.

This report contains information pertinent to the data collection sites from their installation date to September 2016, with additional information and data from Hurricane Matthew in October 2016. Site installations began in October 2015; all sites were installed and began collecting data by January 2016. All data available for each site after October 2015 are included in this report.

Discharge and salinity ranged widely during the data collection period, which included the effects of Hurricane Hermine in September 2016 and Hurricane Matthew in October 2016. Of the tributaries, annual mean discharge was greatest at Ortega River, followed by Cedar River, Julington Creek, Durbin Creek, and Clapboard Creek. Annual mean salinity for the main-stem sites indicates that salinity decreases with distance upstream, which is expected. The closest tributary site to the Atlantic Ocean (Clapboard Creek) produced the highest annual mean salinity of the tributaries, and Durbin Creek salinity was the lowest of all monitoring locations.

Suggested Citation

Ryan, P.J., 2018, Continuous stream discharge, salinity, and associated data collected in the lower St. Johns River and its tributaries, Florida, 2016: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2018–1108, 28 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20181108.

ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)

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Table of Contents

  • Acknowledgments
  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Methods
  • Results
  • Summary
  • References Cited
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Continuous stream discharge, salinity, and associated data collected in the lower St. Johns River and its tributaries, Florida, 2016
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 2018-1108
DOI 10.3133/ofr20181108
Year Published 2018
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) FLWSC-Orlando
Description viii, 28 p.
Country United States
State Florida
Other Geospatial St. Johns River
Online Only (Y/N) Y
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