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251457080395800 TAYLOR SLOUGH WETLAND AT E146 NEAR HOMESTEAD, FLLOCATION.--Lat 25°14'57", long 80°39'58", Miami-Dade County, Hydrologic Unit 03090202, approximately 13 mi southwest of Pine Island in Taylor Slough of Everglades National Park. DRAINAGE AREA.--Indeterminate.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 2003 to current year. GAGE.--Satellite data collection platform with water-stage pressure sensor. Datum of gage is North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). REMARKS.--Records rated good. During the dry season this site normally dries out. Daily values are not published for this site. During periods of missing record values may be higher or lower than the listed extremes. Gage height 15 minute data are available in the files of the U.S. Geological Survey. Data can also be accessed online at http://sofia.usgs.gov/. EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-- GAGE HEIGHT: Maximum gage height, 1.46 ft Aug. 27, 2005; minimum, -0.42 ft Mar. 8, 9, 2004 (last recorded gage height before wetland went dry). EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR--. GAGE HEIGHT: Maximum gage height, 1.46 ft Aug. 27; minimum, -0.37 ft Dec. 12, 13 (last recorded gage height before wetland went dry).
PERIOD OF RECORD.-- SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: October 2003 to current year. INSTRUMENTATION.--Water-quality monitor near the bottom. REMARKS.--Specific conductance record rated good. Temperature record rated good. Daily values are not published for this site. During periods of missing record values may be higher or lower than the listed extremes. Specific conductance and temperature 15 minute data are available in files of the U.S. Geological Survey. Data can also be accessed online at http://sofia.usgs.gov/. EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.-- SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 605 microsiemens Aug. 4, 2004; minimum recorded, 121 microsiemens Sept. 20, 2005. EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 482 microsiemens June 18; minimum recorded, 121 microsiemens Sept. 20. This manuscript is also available in PDF format (20 KB). You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view the file. |
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