ABOUT FISC

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SCIENCE WEBSITES

• Around the State:
  • Coastal and Marine Geology
  • South Florida Information Access (SOFIA)
  • Everglades Depth Estimation Network (EDEN)
  • Gulf of Mexico Integrated Science
  • Northern Gulf of Mexico (NGOM) Ecosystem Change and Hazard Susceptibility Project
  • Ground-water conditions in southern Florida
  • Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS)
  • Sound Waves
  • Monitoring Pesticides in Water: Lake Wales Ridge
  • Georgia-Florida Coastal Plain Drainages (GAFL) study unit
  • Water-Use in Florida
  • Educational Resources

DATA CENTER

• Data Queries:
  • Coastal & Marine Geology Program: Data Sets ()
  • Gulf of Mexico Intergrated Science: Digital Library ()
  • SOFIA Program: Data Exchange ()
  • Nonindigenous Aquatic Species ()

• Real-time Water data: ()
  • Streamflow ()
  • Ground water ()
  • Water quality ()
  • Precipitation ()

• Hydrologic Data Portal ()

• Water-level Conditions in South Florida ()

EVENTS AND HAPPENINGS

• Around the State:
  • FISC Highlights
  • Conferences
  • St. Pete Open House
  • SOFIA Upcoming Events

OFFICE LOCATIONS

FISC Headquarters - Orlando
12703 Research Parkway
Orlando, FL 32826
Tel: 407-803-5500
Fax: 407-803-5501

Florida Integrated Science Center

"The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) serves the Nation by providing reliable scientific information to describe and understand the earth; minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters; manage water, biological, energy, and mineral resources; and enhance and protect our quality of life." In addition to the Survey's mission, the Florida Integrated Science Center (FISC) has a special mission to provide USGS science to Florida, the Southeastern States, the U.S. Caribbean, and elsewhere in the world. We are also leaders in seeking new and innovative ways to meet the critical need for sound, objective scientific information that can be applied to issues of local to international concern.

The USGS provides current ("real-time") stream stage and streamflow (548 sites), water-quality (144 sites), and ground-water levels for 206 sites in Florida.

USGS Florida Science Highlights

Silent Streams?

Nearly 40 percent of fish species in North American streams, rivers and lakes are now in jeopardy, according to the most detailed evaluation of the conservation status of freshwater fish in the last 20 years.

The 700 fishes now listed represent a staggering 92 percent increase over the 364 listed as "imperiled" in the previous 1989 study published by the American Fisheries Society. Researchers classified each of the 700 fishes listed as either vulnerable (230), threatened (190), or endangered (280). In addition, 61 fishes are presumed extinct. USGS Press Release Go to the Website

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Water Use in Florida, 2005 and Trends 1950–2005

Fact Sheet 2008–3080. Richard L. Marella. Water is among Florida’s most valued resources. The State has more than 1,700 streams and rivers, 7,800 freshwater lakes, 700 springs, 11 million acres of wetlands, and underlying aquifers yielding quantities of freshwater necessary for both human and environmental needs (Fernald and Purdum, 1998). Although renewable, these water resources are finite, and continued growth in population, tourism, and agriculture will place increased demands on these water supplies. Find out more

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Water Supply at Greater Risk than Expected

Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey have concluded that the drinking water from the Miami-Dade Northwest Well Field (NWWF) is at risk of contamination due to the close proximity of existing lakes created from limestone rock mining activities. Scientists conducted experiments to show how chemical contaminants and pathogens would move through the Biscayne aquifer. Approximately 2 million residents in southeastern Florida rely on the Biscayne aquifer for drinking water. News Release with links to Publications

Follow the path of water on a virtual 3-D tour traveling through a piece of limestone from the Biscayne aquifer. This animation was created using CAT-scan technology. Download .avi video (43 MB unzipped, 33 MB zipped) SOFIA Project Links

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USGS Florida Science Highlights - 2008

USGS Florida Science Highlights - 2007

Of Current Interest

USGS DISCOVRE EXPEDITION

Diversity, Systematics, and Connectivity of Vulnerable Reef Ecosystems

The 4-year multidisciplinary research program will focus on understanding the physical oceanography, biology, ecology, genetic connectivity, and trophodynamics of deep coral environments in the Gulf of Mexico (300-1000 m depths), both within natural and artificial (shipwreck) sites. Cruise 2008 is Underway - Read Daily Ship's Blogs

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2008 USGS Florida Integrated Science Center's Open House

St. Petersburg, Florida
November 5-6, 2008

"No Child Left Inside"

Learn more: http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/openhouse/

Recent Publications

Fact Sheet 2008-3035 German. E.R., 2008, Volusia Blue Spring--A Hydrological Treasure: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2008-3035, 6 p.

Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5062 Darst, M.R., Light, H.M., 2008, Drier Forest Composition Associated with Hydrologic Change in the Apalachicola River, Florida: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5062, 81 p., plus 12 apps.

Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5207 Reese, R.S., and Richardson, Emily, 2008, Synthesis of the Hydrogeologic Framework of the Floridan Aquifer System and Delineation of a Major Avon Park Permeable Zone in Central and Southern Florida: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5207, 60 p., 4 pls., plus apps.

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