Analysis of water-level fluctuations of the U.S. Highway 90 retention pond, Madison, Florida
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Abstract
A closed basin stormwater retention pond, located 1 mile west of Madison, Florida, has a maximum storage capacity of 134.1 acre-feet at the overtopping altitude of 100.2 feet. The maximum observed altitude (July 1982 to March 1984) was 99.52 feet (126.7 acre-feet) on March 28, 1984. This report provides a technique for simulating net monthly change-in-altitude in response to rainfall and evaporation. A regression equation was developed which relates net monthly change in altitude (dependent variable) to rainfall and evaporation (independent variables). Rainfall frequency curves were developed using a log-Pearson Type III distribution of the annual, January through April, June through August, and July monthly rainfall totals for the years 1908-72, 1974, 1976-82. The altitude of the retention pond increased almost 7 feet during the 4-month period January through April 1983. The rainfall total was 35.1 inches, and the recurrence interval exceeded the 100-year January-April rainfall.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Analysis of water-level fluctuations of the U.S. Highway 90 retention pond, Madison, Florida |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 85-4057 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri854057 |
| Year Published | 1985 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | iv, 19 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| City | Madison |
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