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- Studies on the geochemistry and hydrography of the Charlotte Harbor estuary.
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Alberts, James, Hanke, Albert., Harriss, Robert C., Florida State University, Mote Marine Laboratory (Sarasota, Fla.)
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This document summarizes the results of a six-day hydrographic survey of Charlotte Harbor, conducted in conjunction with geochemical studies, during August 1969.
- Date Issued
- 1969, 1969-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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- Document (PDF)
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fgcu/fd/fgcu_swfe_0349
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- Habitat Suitability Index Models. Gray Squirrel.
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Allen, Arthur W., National Ecology Center (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
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A review and synthesis of existing information were used to develop a Habitat Suitability Index model for the gray squirrel. The model is scaled to produce an index of habitat suitability between 0 (unsuitable habitat) and 1 (optimum habitat). Habitat suitability indices are designed for use with the Habitat Evaluation Procedures previously developed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
- Date Issued
- 1987, 1987-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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- Document (PDF)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fgcu/fd/fgcu_swfe_0333
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- Impacts of navigational dredging on fish and wildlife: a literature review.
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Allen, Kenneth O., Hardy, Joe Wayne, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Coastal Ecosystems Team (U.S.)
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This document was written primarily for fish and wildlife biologists who review applications for dredging permits. Literature about the impacts of navigational dredging on fish, other aquatic biota, and wildlife is reviewed. Also included are types of dredging equipment, characteristics of dredged material, evaluation of dredged material pollution potential, and habitat development and enhancement opportunities arising from dredged material disposal. The review contains a brief discussion of...
Show moreThis document was written primarily for fish and wildlife biologists who review applications for dredging permits. Literature about the impacts of navigational dredging on fish, other aquatic biota, and wildlife is reviewed. Also included are types of dredging equipment, characteristics of dredged material, evaluation of dredged material pollution potential, and habitat development and enhancement opportunities arising from dredged material disposal. The review contains a brief discussion of the state of knowledge and refers the reader to pertinent literature for additional information. The discussions about impacts and habitat development are divided into "Coastal Waters" (including disposal in estuarine, continental shelf, and deep ocean waters) and "Rivers". A limited dscussion of the "Great Lakes" is included as an appendix.
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- 1980, 1980-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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- Document (PDF)
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fgcu/fd/fgcu_swfe_0299
- Title
- A Land Use and Land Cover Classification System for Use with Remote Sensor Data.
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Anderson, James Richard, Anderson, James Richard
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The framework of a national land use and land cover classification system is presented for use with remote sensor data. The classification system has been developed to meet the needs of federal and state agencies for an up-to-date overview of land use and land cover throughout the country on a basis that is uniform in categorization at the more generalized first and second levels and that will be receptive to data from satellite and aircraft remote sensors. The proposed system uses the...
Show moreThe framework of a national land use and land cover classification system is presented for use with remote sensor data. The classification system has been developed to meet the needs of federal and state agencies for an up-to-date overview of land use and land cover throughout the country on a basis that is uniform in categorization at the more generalized first and second levels and that will be receptive to data from satellite and aircraft remote sensors. The proposed system uses the features of existing widely used classification systems that are ameanble to data derived from remote sensing sources. It is intentionally left open-ended so that federal, regional, state, and local agencies can have flexibility in developing more detailed land use classifications at the third and fourth levels in order to meet their particular needs and at the same timne remain compatible with each other and the national system. Revision of the land use classification system as presented in U.S. Geological Survey Circular 671 was undertaken in order to incorporate the results of extensive testing and review of the categorization and definitions.
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- 1976], 1976, 1976, 1976-01-01T05:00:00.000Z, 1976-01-01T05:00:00.000Z, 1976-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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- Document (PDF)
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fgcu/fd/fgcu_swfe_0384
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- Habitat suitability index models. Greater sandhill crane.
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Armbruster, Michael J., National Ecology Center (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
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A review and synthesis of existing information were used to develop a Habitat Suitability Index model for the greater sandhill crane. The model is scaled to produce an index of habitat suitability between 0 (unsuitable habitat) and 1 (optimum habitat). Habitat suitability indices are designed for use with the Habitat Evaluation Procedures previously developed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
- Date Issued
- [1987], 1987, 1987, 1987-01-01T05:00:00.000Z, 1987-01-01T05:00:00.000Z, 1987-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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- Document (PDF)
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fgcu/fd/fgcu_swfe_0295
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- Monitoring Bay Scallop Recovery and Stocking Efforts in Tampa Bay: Final Report, May 15, 1996.
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Arnold, William S., Tampa Bay National Estuary Program, Florida Marine Research Institute
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This document reports the first effort to monitor the growth, reproductive development, and mortality of laboratory cultured scallops planted at various sites throughout Tampa Bay. It also reports the distribution and abundance of the natural scallop population on the bay.
- Date Issued
- 1996, 1996-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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- Document (PDF)
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fgcu/fd/fgcu_swfe_0255
- Title
- A Comparison of Drainage Basin Nutrient Inputs with Instream Nutrient Loads for Seven Rivers in Georgia and Florida, 1986-90.
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Asbury, Clyde E. (Clyde Ellis), Oaksford, Edward T., Geological Survey (U.S.), National Water-Quality Assessment Program (U.S.)
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Instream nutrient loads of the Altamaha, Suwannee, St. Johns, Satilla, Ogeechee, Withlacoochee, and Ochlockonee River basins were computed and compared with nutrient inputs for each basin for the period 1986-90. Nutrient constituents that were considered included nitrate, ammonia, organic nitrogen, and total phosphorus. Sources of nutrients considered for this analysis included atmospheric deposition, fertilizer, animal waste, wastewater-treatment plant discharge, and septic discharge.
- Date Issued
- 1997, 1997-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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- Document (PDF)
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fgcu/fd/fgcu_swfe_0375
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- Effects of Point Source Pollutants in a Semi-Tropical Estuarine Environment.
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Balogh, Frank., Erwin, Andrea., Johnson, Wayne.
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This 1977 report discusses point source effects of secondarily treated wastewater, raw sewage, and thermal effluent upon the estuarine portion of the Caloosahatchee River. The study examines various parameters at selected water quality stations during or at the end of the wet season and during the dry season.
- Date Issued
- 1977, 1977-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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- Document (PDF)
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fgcu/fd/fgcu_swfe_0054
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- Seasonal Variation in Sandy Beach Shoreline Position and Beach Width: and, Open-Ocean Water Level Datum Planes : Use and Misuse in Coastal Applications.
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Balsillie, James H.
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The first paper identifies a methodology for predicting seasonal shifts in Florida's shorelines. The second paper is a companion paper to "Open-Ocean Water Datum Planes for Monumented Coasts of Florida", published by the Florida Geological Survey as a separate work. It identifies erroneous applications made when considering mean sea level (MSL), mean high water (MHW), mean low water (MLW), etc., tidal datum planes, illustrating why they are erroneous using examples, and details how proper...
Show moreThe first paper identifies a methodology for predicting seasonal shifts in Florida's shorelines. The second paper is a companion paper to "Open-Ocean Water Datum Planes for Monumented Coasts of Florida", published by the Florida Geological Survey as a separate work. It identifies erroneous applications made when considering mean sea level (MSL), mean high water (MHW), mean low water (MLW), etc., tidal datum planes, illustrating why they are erroneous using examples, and details how proper applications should be determined.
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- 1999, 1999-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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- Document (PDF)
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fgcu/fd/fgcu_swfe_0402
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- Volumetric Beach and Coast Erosion Due to Storm and Hurricane Impact.
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Balsillie, James H., Florida Geological Survey
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This paper investigates the impact of storms and hurricanes on beach and coast erosion, using concepts such as the event longevity parameter (ELP) and the offshore sink efficiency parameter (OSEP).
- Date Issued
- 1999, 1999-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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- Document (PDF)
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fgcu/fd/fgcu_swfe_0268
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- Record of wells in the Floridan Aquifer in Dade and Monroe counties, Florida.
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Beaven, T. R., Meyer, Frederick W., Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority, Geological Survey (U.S.)
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Information on locations, depths, casings, and year drilled for 67 wells that penetrate the Floridan aquifer in Dade and Monroe counties is presented. Water levels were measured in selected wells to determine the altitude of the potentiometric surface.
- Date Issued
- [1978], 1978, 1978, 1978-01-01T05:00:00.000Z, 1978-01-01T05:00:00.000Z, 1978-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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- Document (PDF)
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fgcu/fd/fgcu_swfe_0287
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- Ground-water quality in three urban areas in the Coastal Plain of the southeastern United States, 1995.
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Berndt, Marian P., Geological Survey (U.S.), National Water-Quality Assessment Program (U.S.)
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The purpose of this report is to present an overview of ground-water quality data from a regional perspective on three medium-sized southeastern Coastal Plain cities: Tampa and Ocala, Florida, and Virginia Beach, Virginia. 15 wells in Ocala, 17 wells in Tampa, and 15 wells in Virginia Beach were sampled for this study. This report summarizes the ground-water quality and occurrence and distribution of selected field properties, major inorganic constituents, pesticides, and volatile organic...
Show moreThe purpose of this report is to present an overview of ground-water quality data from a regional perspective on three medium-sized southeastern Coastal Plain cities: Tampa and Ocala, Florida, and Virginia Beach, Virginia. 15 wells in Ocala, 17 wells in Tampa, and 15 wells in Virginia Beach were sampled for this study. This report summarizes the ground-water quality and occurrence and distribution of selected field properties, major inorganic constituents, pesticides, and volatile organic compounds in the three urban areas. In the two Florida urban areas, data are compared to background water-quality data. The distribution of selected trace elements in the two Florida urban areas is also presented.
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- 1998, 1998-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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- Document (PDF)
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fgcu/fd/fgcu_swfe_0378
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- Species Profiles: Life Histories and Environmental Requirements of Coastal Fishes and Invertebrates (South Florida): Pink Shrimp.
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Bielsa, Lourdes M., Murdich, William H., Labisky, Ronald F., National Coastal Ecosystems Team (U.S.), United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
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This report documents the morphology, growth and behaviors, and the ecological role of the Pink Shrimp, Penaeus Duorarum.
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- 1983, 1983-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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- Document (PDF)
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fgcu/fd/fgcu_swfe_0519
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- An Evaluation of the Extent of Vegetative Habitat Alteration in South Florida, 1943-1970.
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Birnhak, Bruce I., Crowder, John P., United States
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The extent of vegetative habitat alteration in seven south Florida counties was estimated. The acreage historically occupied by each of 13 vegetative habitat types was determined by planimetry of a base map prepared by J.H. Davis, Jr. in 1943. Land areas currently occupied by urban and agricultural development were identified from recent land use maps prepared by the Florida Coastal Coordinating Committee and the Florida Departement of Transportation. The remaining amounts (in acres) of each...
Show moreThe extent of vegetative habitat alteration in seven south Florida counties was estimated. The acreage historically occupied by each of 13 vegetative habitat types was determined by planimetry of a base map prepared by J.H. Davis, Jr. in 1943. Land areas currently occupied by urban and agricultural development were identified from recent land use maps prepared by the Florida Coastal Coordinating Committee and the Florida Departement of Transportation. The remaining amounts (in acres) of each type of habitat were determined by outlining upon the base map all acreage now converted to agricultural or urban usage, planimetering the area of each habitat type lost to development, and subrracting the amount of lost habitat from that which was historically present. The data were arrayed in both county and regional summaries to show the total acreage and percentage of each vegetative type lost to each form of development and the total remaining acreage of each. A "native extrapolation" of past trends in land use was performed to show the rate at which wild lands are being developed in the region and to demonstrate the need for constraints on population growth and land use in order to conserve supportive natural systems.
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fgcu/fd/fgcu_swfe_0438
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- An Examination of the Influence of Freshwater Canal Discharges on Salinity in Selected Southeastern Florida Estuaries.
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Birnhak, Bruce I., United States
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Monthly determinations of surface and bottom water salinity were made within the canal (or stream) estuary complexes of six southeastern Florida coastal zones by means of a refractometer. (The zones included St. Lucie River and Estuary; Loxahatchee River and Estuary; West Palm Beach Canal and Estuary; Hillsboro Canal and Hillsboro River Estuary; New River Canal and Estuary; and Miami River-Biscayne Bay Estuary.) Salinity data were arrayed against freshwater discharge volume and local rainfall...
Show moreMonthly determinations of surface and bottom water salinity were made within the canal (or stream) estuary complexes of six southeastern Florida coastal zones by means of a refractometer. (The zones included St. Lucie River and Estuary; Loxahatchee River and Estuary; West Palm Beach Canal and Estuary; Hillsboro Canal and Hillsboro River Estuary; New River Canal and Estuary; and Miami River-Biscayne Bay Estuary.) Salinity data were arrayed against freshwater discharge volume and local rainfall to explore relationships among these parameters. Since rainfall during most of the sampling period (June 1971-May 1972) was atypically light, conclusions drawn from the sample data are tentative.
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fgcu/fd/fgcu_swfe_0422
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- Chemical Character of Florida's Waters, 1951.
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Black, A. P., Florida, Black, A. P., Brown, Gene., Florida
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This report contains the results of a comprehensive survey involving the chemical analysis of 1,921 samples of Florida's surface and subsurface waters. The samples were gathered in a statewide sampling program carried out in 1948, 1949, and 1950. Of these samples, 1,666 were obtained from municipally, industrially and privately owned wells; 116 were from springs; 90 from lakes; and 49 from rivers.
- Date Issued
- 1951, 1951-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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- Document (PDF)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fgcu/fd/fgcu_swfe_0044
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- Demonstration of Large-Scale Reintroduction of the Southern Bay Scallop to Tampa Bay, Florida: final report, January 17, 1996.
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Blake, Norman J., Tampa Bay National Estuary Program, University of South Florida
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The southern bay scallop, Argopecten irradians concentricus, is one of the only non-finfish species to support a large, although rapidly declining, recreational interest in the state of Florida. Bay scallops, which require good water quality, had all but disappeared from Tampa Bay by 1963. Recent studies have indicated that sections of Tampa Bay may once again be capable of supporting viable bay scallop populations. These scallops were seeded to several areas of the bay and also placed at...
Show moreThe southern bay scallop, Argopecten irradians concentricus, is one of the only non-finfish species to support a large, although rapidly declining, recreational interest in the state of Florida. Bay scallops, which require good water quality, had all but disappeared from Tampa Bay by 1963. Recent studies have indicated that sections of Tampa Bay may once again be capable of supporting viable bay scallop populations. These scallops were seeded to several areas of the bay and also placed at various locations in the bay in cages. The purpose of this project was to attempt to increase the population of the southern bay scallop in Tampa Bay by providing spawning stocks to various locations throughout the eastern portion of the bay.
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- 1996, 1996-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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- Document (PDF)
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fgcu/fd/fgcu_swfe_0363
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- A Test of Flushing Procedures to Control Salt-Water Intrusion at the W. P. Franklin Dam near Ft. Myers, Florida ; The Magnitude and Extent of Salt-Water Contamination in the Caloosahatchee River between La Belle and Olga, Florida.
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Boggess, Durward H.
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FIRST PART: During low-flow periods, salty water from the tidal part of the Caloosahatchee River moves upstream during boat locakges at the W.P. Franklin Dam near Ft. Myers, Florida. Several tests were conducted to determine if changes in locking procedures would effectively reduce or eliminate the problem. SECOND PART: Repeated injections of salt water through the lock chamber at the W.P. Franklin Dam causes a progressive increase in the chloride content of water in the fresh water reach of...
Show moreFIRST PART: During low-flow periods, salty water from the tidal part of the Caloosahatchee River moves upstream during boat locakges at the W.P. Franklin Dam near Ft. Myers, Florida. Several tests were conducted to determine if changes in locking procedures would effectively reduce or eliminate the problem. SECOND PART: Repeated injections of salt water through the lock chamber at the W.P. Franklin Dam causes a progressive increase in the chloride content of water in the fresh water reach of the Caloosahatchee River during low-flow periods. The primary purpose of this report is to evaluate the effects of the repeated injections of salt water.
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- 1970, 1970-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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- Document (PDF)
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- http://purl.flvc.org/fgcu/fd/fgcu_swfe_0260
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- The Shallow Fresh-Water System of Sanibel Island, Lee County, Florida, with Emphasis on the Sources and Effects of Saline Water.
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Boggess, Durward H., Geological Survey (U.S.), Florida, Lee County (Fla.)
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The purpose of this report is to provide a generalized description of the geology and hydrology of the surficial sediments and the surface-water network which together form the shallow fresh-water system of Sanibel Island.
- Date Issued
- 1974, 1974-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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- Document (PDF)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fgcu/fd/fgcu_swfe_0269
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- Water-Supply Problems in Southwest Florida.
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Boggess, Durward H., Geological Survey (U.S.), Florida Geological Survey, Lee County (Fla.)
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This report examines the water-supply problems that affect Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee counties in southwest Florida. It discusses surface- and ground-water problems.
- Date Issued
- 1968, 1968-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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- Document (PDF)
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fgcu/fd/fgcu_swfe_0477