Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge Data

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:

Benjamin McPherson (retired)

Ronald L. Miller (retired); Arturo Torres

Publication_Date: 2005

Title: Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge Data

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: spreadsheet

Online_Linkage: <http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/mcpherson/loxdata.html>

Description:

Abstract:

The Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (LOX) is a water-dominated ecosystem that is susceptible to water-quality impacts. A comprehensive analysis of historical water-quality and ancillary data is needed to direct the restoration of the Everglades and the adoption of water-quality standards in LOX because of its designation as Outstanding Florida Waters.

Purpose:

Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (LOX) maintains a separate networks of hydrologic monitoring stations (hydrostations) for measuring the stage and quality of surface water throughout the units. The data collected at these sites provides a historical baseline for assessing hydrologic conditions and making a wide range of management decisions (both internally and externally). Surface-water stage data is relatively straight-forward to analyze, both in real time and relative to historic conditions, and has typically been conducted by in-house hydrology staff at both units. Analysis of surface water-quality data is generally regarded as being more complex because of the subtleness of trends, absence of continuous data, and dependence on surface water depth and season.

Collection and analysis of water-quality samples at LOX was done under cooperative agreements with the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD). Under these agreements, the Park Service collects the samples in the field and the SFWMD provides sampling equipment and laboratory analyses. Water-quality data have been collected at 14 internal marsh sites in LOX by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for over 10 years. These samples have been analyzed by SFWMD laboratory.

In 2000, a study was begun by the U.S. Geological Survey to gather, edit, and interpret selected water-quality data from a variety of sources to improve the understanding of changes in water-quality in areas impacted by human activities or in more remote and relatively unimpacted areas of the Everglades and Big Cypress Swamp. The study area was extended into LOX in 2003.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 197406

Ending_Date: 200210

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -81.55

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.125

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 26.75

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.11

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: water quality

Theme_Keyword: water level

Theme_Keyword: hydrology

Theme_Keyword: nutrients

Theme_Keyword: major ion

Theme_Keyword: nitrogen

Theme_Keyword: phosphorus

Theme_Keyword: carbon

Theme_Keyword: pesticides

Theme_Keyword: chloride

Theme_Keyword: sulfate

Theme_Keyword: specific conductance

Theme_Keyword: statistical analysis

Theme_Keyword: chemistry

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: Palm Beach County

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Geographic Names Information System

Place_Keyword: Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Place_Keyword: Central Everglades

Place_Keyword: WCA1

Place_Keyword: WCA2

Place_Keyword: Water Conservation Area 1

Place_Keyword: Water Conservation Area 2

Access_Constraints: None.

Use_Constraints:

These data are subject to change and are not citeable until reviewed and approved for official publication.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Arturo Torres

Contact_Organization: U. S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

USGS Florida Integrated Science Center-Ft. Lauderdale

3110 SW 9th Ave.

City: Ft. Lauderdale

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33315

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone:

813 975-8620 ext 128 office

813 215-4500

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aetorres@usgs.gov

Data_Set_Credit:

The National Park Service collected the samples in the field and the SFWMD provideed sampling equipment and laboratory analyses.

Native_Data_Set_Environment: Data are provided as Excel spreadsheets.

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

McPherson, Benjamin F.

Halley, Robert

Publication_Date: 1996

Title: The South Florida Environment: a region under stress

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report

Series_Information:

Series_Name: USGS Circular

Issue_Identification: 1134

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details: Southern Florida NAWQA Program publication

Online_Linkage: <http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/circular/1134/>

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

McPherson, Benjamin F.

Miller, Ronald L.; Haag, Kim H.; Bradner, Anne

Publication_Date: 2000

Title: Water Quality in Southern Florida, 1996 - 98

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report

Series_Information:

Series_Name: USGS Circular

Issue_Identification: 1207

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/circ1207/>

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Miller, Ronald L.

McPherson, Benjamin F.; Haag, Kim H.

Publication_Date: 1999

Title:

Water quality in the southern Everglades and Big Cypress Swamp in the vicinity of the Tamiami Trail, 1996-97

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report

Series_Information:

Series_Name: USGS Water Resources Investigations Report

Issue_Identification: 99-4062

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: <http://fl.water.usgs.gov/Abstracts/wri99_4062_miller.html>

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Miller, Ronald L.

McPherson, Benjamin F.

Publication_Date: 2001

Title:

Occurrence And Distribution Of Contaminants In Bottom Sediment and Water Of The Barron River Canal, Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida, October 1998

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Florida Scientist

Issue_Identification: v. 64, n. 1

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Orlando, FL

Publisher: Florida Academy of Sciences

Other_Citation_Details:

originally published in Florida Scientist, vol. 64, Winter, 2001, Number 1

Online_Linkage: <http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/papers/bottom_sed/index.html>

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Miller, Ronald L.

McPherson, Benjamin F.; Sobczak, Robert; Clark, Christine

Publication_Date: 2004

Title:

Water Quality in Big Cypress National Preserve and Everglades National Park - Trends and Spatial Characteristics of Selected Constituents

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report

Series_Information:

Series_Name: Water Resources Investigations Report

Issue_Identification: 03-4249

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Tallahassee, FL

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: <http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/wri/03-4249/>

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator:

Miller, R. L.

McPherson, B. F.

Publication_Date: 2008

Title:

Water Quality in the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge - Trends and Spatial Characteristics of Selected Constituents, 1974-2004

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: report

Series_Information:

Series_Name: USGS Scientific Investigations Report

Issue_Identification: 2007-5277

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: <http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2007/5277/>

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report: not applicable

Completeness_Report:

Records for stations in Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (LOX) are monthly. The period of record varies for the data depending on what data were collected.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The objective of this project was to analyze, summarize, and report on water-quality data (field parameters and nutrients, major ions and trace metals, pesticides in sediment, and pesticides in water) collected in freshwaters in or near LOX over the period of record. The analysis included an evaluation of seasonal and long-term trends, spatial patterns, and possible effects of hydrologic, climatic, and human-induced perturbations. Specific objectives included: (1) determination of baseline water-quality conditions relative to the designations as Outstanding Florida Waters (OFW) and Outstanding National Resource Water (ONRW); (2) an analysis of water-quality conditions across the landscape, and at internal marsh sites relative to conditions in upstream canals; and (3) an analysis of long-term trends for selected parameters: chloride, sulfate, total phosphorus, total nitrogen, and specific conductance.

Water-quality and ancillary data were collected from the files of the U.S. Geological Survey, South Florida Water Management District, Everglades National Park, Big Cypress National Preserve, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, some southern Florida County agencies, State of Florida agencies, and other sources of long-term water-quality and ancillary data. Available data was collected in electronic files from the original source. The intention was not to collect every available piece of data, but to collect data with the potential to detect long-term trends or lack thereof in chemical concentrations. Focus was on chemicals of environmental importance.

Station location and description, and period of record data are stored for each sampling location in the USGS NWIS database and in the South Florida Water Management District DBHYDRO database.

Data were reformatted, if necessary, for storage in a database at the U.S. Geological Survey Subdistrict Office in Tampa, Florida. When feasible, data was screened using chemical logic checks developed by Ronald Miller of the USGS in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Various graphs and statistical evaluations were used to detect correlations between variables and trends in concentration. Selected graphs and statistical results will be incorporated into a written report of the interpretations.

Process_Date: 2005

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Arturo Torres

Contact_Organization: U. S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

USGS Florida Integrated Science Center-Ft. Lauderdale

3110 SW 9th Ave.

City: Ft. Lauderdale

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33315

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone:

813 975-8620 ext 128 office

813 215-4500

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aetorres@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Work planned for FY 2004 includes evaluation of baseline water-quality conditions at selected index sites in Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge (LNWR) and Biscayne Bay National Park (BBNP). The baseline water-quality in LNWR will be evaluated and a summary of water quality conditions published in an interpretative report.

Process_Date: 2005

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Arturo Torres

Contact_Organization: U. S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address

Address:

USGS Florida Integrated Science Center-Ft. Lauderdale

3110 SW 9th Ave.

City: Ft. Lauderdale

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33315

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone:

813 975-8620 ext 128 office

813 215-4500

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aetorres@usgs.gov

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Loxahatchee NWR

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: Point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 19

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 0.01

Longitude_Resolution: 0.01

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

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

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Altitude_Datum_Name: National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929

Altitude_Resolution: 1.0

Altitude_Distance_Units: meters

Altitude_Encoding_Method: Implicit coordinate

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Data collected for each LOX site include: site (name), date and time collected, station ID, and record#+DB#.

There are five spreadsheets for the data: Site and Parameter Information, Field Parameters and Nutrients, Major Ions and Trace Metals, Pesticides in Sediment, and Pesticides in Water. The Site and Parameter Information defines the parameters and lists the reporting units.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: USGS and SFWMD 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: Loxahatchee NWR data

Distribution_Liability:

Not intended to represent final and approved data. It may contain errors and may not yet be complete.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: Excel

Transfer_Size: 2.5

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: <http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/mcpherson/loxdata.html>

Access_Instructions: Data may be downloaded from the SOFIA website

Fees: none

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20080411

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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