Water Quality Data (Canal and Wetland)

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Entity_and_Attribute_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Raymond W. Schaffranek (retired)

Publication_Date: 2005

Title: Water Quality Data (Canal and Wetland)

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: text files

Online_Linkage: <http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/schaffranek/schafQW.html>

Description:

Abstract:

Five basic water-quality parameters (temperature, pH, specific conductance, dissolved oxygen, and salinity) were collected at each site having sufficient depth

Purpose:

A complex network of canals, levees, and control structures, designed to control flooding and provide a continuous supply of fresh water for household and agricultural use, has altered naturally occurring flow patterns through the Everglades and into Florida Bay. Quantification of dynamic flow conditions within the south Florida ecosystem is vital to assessing implications of the residence time of water, potentially nutrient-enriched (with nitrates or phosphates) or contaminant-laden (with metals or pesticides), that can alter plant life and affect biological communities. Improved numerical techniques are needed not only to more accurately evaluate discrete forces governing flow in the canals and wetlands but also to analyze their complex interaction in order to facilitate coupled representation of transport processes. Flow and transport processes are integrally linked meaning that precise quantification of the fluid dynamics is required to accurately evaluate the transport of waterborne constituents. Robust models that employ highly accurate numerical methods to invoke coupled solution of the most appropriately formulated and representative equations governing flow and transport processes are needed. Through strategic use of a model, cause-and-effect relations between discharge sources, flow magnitudes, transport processes, and changes in vegetation and biota can be systematically investigated. The effects of driving forces on nutrient cycling and contaminant transport can then be quantified, evaluated, and more effectively factored into the development of remedial management plans. A well-developed model can be used to evaluate newly devised plans to improve freshwater deliveries to Florida Bay prior to implementation.

Supplemental_Information:

This project ended in 1999. Related work can be found at <http://time.er.usgs.gov/>.

For additional information about this project contact either: Eric Swain, edswain@usgs.gov, 954 377-5925 or Chris Langevin, langevin@usgs.gov, 954 377-5917

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Multiple_Dates/Times:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 19970923

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 19970926

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 19990920

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 19990922

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 19990923

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.6

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.4

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.35

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.25

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: salinity

Theme_Keyword: hydrology

Theme_Keyword: chemistry

Theme_Keyword: dissolved oxygen

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Theme_Keyword: environment

Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters

Theme_Keyword: 007

Theme_Keyword: 012

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:

Department of Commerce, 1995, Countries, Dependencies, Areas of Special Sovereignty, and Their Principal Administrative Divisions, Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 10-4, Washington, DC, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Place_Keyword: United States

Place_Keyword: US

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1987, Codes for the identification of the States, the District of Columbia and the outlying areas of the United States, and associated areas (Federal Information Processing Standard 5-2): Washington, DC, NIST

Place_Keyword: Florida

Place_Keyword: FL

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus:

Department of Commerce, 1990, Counties and Equivalent Entities of the United States, Its Possessions, and Associated Areas, FIPS 6-3, Washington, DC, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Place_Keyword: Miami-Dade County

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Geographic Names Information System

Place_Keyword: Florida Bay

Place_Keyword: Joe Bay

Place_Keyword: Long Sound

Place_Keyword: Everglades National Park

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Place_Keyword: Central Everglades

Place_Keyword: C-111 Canal

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints: none

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Dan Nowacki

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 430 National Center

City: Reston

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 20192

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703 648-5467

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dnowacki@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name:

<http://sofia.usgs.gov/geer/2000/posters/c111/images/locationmapx.jpg>

Browse_Graphic_File_Description: location of study area

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: <http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/schaffranek/locationQW.html>

Browse_Graphic_File_Description: water quality data location maps for 1997 sites

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG

Data_Set_Credit:

Data were collected by Marvin Franklin, Gina Tillis, Paul Meadows, Darlene Blum, Harry Jenter, and Ray Schaffranek.

Native_Data_Set_Environment: ASCII text files

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Ball, M. H.

Schaffranek, R. W.

Publication_Date: 2000

Title:

Flow-Velocity Data Collected in the Wetlands Adjacent to Canal C-111 in South Florida during 1997 and 1999

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report

Series_Information:

Series_Name: USGS Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 00-56

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: <http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/ofr/00-56>

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Schaffranek, R, W.

Publication_Date: 1999

Title:

Hydrologic Studies in Support of South Florida Ecosystem Restoration

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report

Series_Information:

Series_Name:

Proceedings ASCE 2000 Joint Conference on Water Resources Engineering and Water Resources Planning and Management

Issue_Identification: none

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers

Online_Linkage: <http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/papers/hydrostudies/>

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Sontek

Publication_Date: 1997

Title: Sontek ADV acoustic Doppler velocimeter technical documentation

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: technical instructions

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: San Diego, CA

Publisher: Sontek

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Locations for sites sampled in1997 are shown in latitude and longitude. Locations for the 1999 sites are in UTM coordinates

Completeness_Report:

Parameters recorded for sites in 1997 include temperature, salinity, conductivity, dissolved oxygen and pH. In 1999 water depth, temperature, salinity and conductivity were recorded.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Water Quality data Collection

Collection of flow data in the canal C-111 overbank and adjacent wetland area began in September 1997 near the conclusion of the spoil removal efforts. Data were collected along 9 to 12 transect lines covering the 7.1-km segment of C-111 beginning 1.1 km north of US Hwy 1 bridge and ending 2 km south of S-18C. Transects originate at locations on the southwest bank of the canal opposite culverts under the levee road on the northeast bank and extend normal to the canal approximately 1.5 km into the adjacent wetlands. Transects lines are numbered 1 through 9 beginning with the culvert nearest US Hwy 1 bridge. Measurement sites are spaced at variable-length intervals along the transect lines.

Five basic water-quality parameters (temperature, pH, specific conductance, dissolved oxygen, and salinity) were collected at each site having sufficient depth using a Hydrolab multi-parameter sensor positioned at mid-depth.

For a more complete description of data collection, processing, and analysis, see OFR 00-56, Flow-Velocity Data Collected in the Wetlands Adjacent to Canal C-111 in South Florida During 1997 AND 1999.

Process_Date: 1999

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Dan Nowacki

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 430 National Center

City: Reston

State_or_Province: VA

Postal_Code: 20192

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 703 648-5467

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: dnowacki@usgs.gov

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Everglades National Park

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Planar:

Grid_Coordinate_System:

Grid_Coordinate_System_Name: Universal Transverse Mercator

Universal_Transverse_Mercator:

UTM_Zone_Number: 17

Transverse_Mercator:

Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.9996

Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -81

Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0

False_Easting: 500000

False_Northing: 0

Planar_Coordinate_Information:

Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: Coordinate Pair

Coordinate_Representation:

Abscissa_Resolution: 1

Ordinate_Resolution: 1

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Geodetic_Model:

Horizontal_Datum_Name: North American Datum of 1983

Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Parameters recorded include temperature (degrees C), salinity (ppt), conductivity (mS/cm) for all collection dates. In 1997 dissolved oxygen (mg/l) and pH were also recorded

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: USGS personnel

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Heather S.Henkel

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: 600 Fourth St. South

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727 803-8747 ext 3028

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727 803-2030

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: hhenkel@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: water quality data

Distribution_Liability: The data have no explicit or implied guarantees.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ASCII

Format_Version_Number: unknown

Format_Specification: comma separated values

Transfer_Size: 0.008

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/schaffranek/schafQW.html>

Access_Instructions: Data may be downloaded from the SOFIA website

Fees: none

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20080107

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Heather Henkel

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address: 600 Fourth Street South

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727 803-8747 ext 3028

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727 803-2030

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sofia-metadata@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
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