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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: Eduardo Patino

Originator: Jeff Woods

Originator: Mark Zucker

Originator: Gordon Anderson

Publication_Date: 2014

Title: South Florida Hydrology Database

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: maps and data

Online_Linkage: http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/sfl_hydro_data/index.php

Description:

Abstract:

The South Florida Hydrology Database consists of water quality data across 21 possible parameters at 88 sites throughout southern Florida. The full site list, including station name, latitude, longitude, parameters, and location can be accessed at http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/sfl_hydro_data/sitelist.html. Site maps are available at http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/sfl_hydro_data/location.html
The data were produced by several projects, including: Everglades Land-Margin Hydrology Database; Coastal Gradients of Flow, Salinity, and Nutrients; Freshwater Flows to Northeastern Florida Bay; Hydrologic Monitoring in Joe Bay; Flow Monitoring along the Tidal Caloosahatchee River and Tributaries West of Franklin Locks; Hydrodynamic and Salinity Characteristics of Rivers and Estuaries of the Ten Thousand Islands; Southwest Florida Coastal and Wetland Systems Monitoring; Empirical Studies in Support of a Pink Shrimp, Farfantepenaeus duorarum; Simulation Model for Florida Bay, and Sediment Transport and Saline Intrusion on Cape Sable, Everglades National Park, FL (a USGS-NPS Water Quality Partnership Program project).

Purpose:

The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2000 authorized the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) as a framework for modifications and operational changes to the Central and Southern Florida Project needed to restore the south Florida ecosystem. Provisions within WRDA 2000 provide for specific authorization for an adaptive assessment and monitoring program. A Monitoring and Assessment Plan (MAP) has been developed as the primary tool to assess the system-wide performance of the CERP by the REstoration, COordination and VERification (RECOVER) program. The MAP presents the monitoring and supporting enhancement of scientific information and technology needed to measure the responses of the South Florida ecosystem. Hydrologic information throughout the Everglades ecosystem is the key to the development of restoration strategies and for future evaluation of restoration results. There are significant hydrologic information gaps throughout the Everglades wetlands and estuaries that need to be addressed, particularly along Florida’s southwest coast. Among these gaps are flow, water level, and salinity data.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19951001

Ending_Date: 2014930

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: In work

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Southwest Florida

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.01

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.35

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 26.73

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 24.75

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Theme_Keyword: hydrology

Theme_Keyword: monitoring

Theme_Keyword: wetland

Theme_Keyword: TIME

Theme_Keyword: Tides and Inflows in the Mangrove Ecotone

Theme_Keyword: estuaries

Theme_Keyword: slough

Theme_Keyword: marsh

Theme_Keyword: prairie

Theme_Keyword: surface water

Theme_Keyword: groundwater

Theme_Keyword: rain

Theme_Keyword: flow

Theme_Keyword: salinity

Theme_Keyword: water level

Theme_Keyword: temperature

Theme_Keyword: discharge

Theme_Keyword: specific conductance

Theme_Keyword: turbidity

Theme_Keyword: land margin

Theme_Keyword: ecotone

Theme_Keyword: mangrove

Theme_Keyword: Cypress

Theme_Keyword: sawgrass

Theme_Keyword: peat

Theme_Keyword: marl

Theme_Keyword: limestone

Theme_Keyword: aquifer

Theme_Keyword: sediment elevation table

Theme_Keyword: SET

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: Collier County

Place_Keyword: Miami-Dade County

Place_Keyword: Monroe County

Place_Keyword: Lee County

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS Geographic Names Information System

Place_Keyword: Everglades National Park

Place_Keyword: Big Cypress National Preserve

Place_Keyword: Ten Thousand Islands

Place_Keyword: Barron River

Place_Keyword: Broad River

Place_Keyword: Chatham River

Place_Keyword: Lopez River

Place_Keyword: New River

Place_Keyword: North River

Place_Keyword: Shark River

Place_Keyword: Turner River

Place_Keyword: Raulerson Brothers Canal

Place_Keyword: White Water Bay

Place_Keyword: Harney River

Place_Keyword: Jewfish Creek

Place_Keyword: Joe Bay

Place_Keyword: Lostmans River

Place_Keyword: McCormick Creek

Place_Keyword: Mud Creek

Place_Keyword: Seven Palm Lake

Place_Keyword: Taylor River

Place_Keyword: Taylor Slough

Place_Keyword: Trout Creek

Place_Keyword: East Creek

Place_Keyword: Manatee Bay

Place_Keyword: Card Sound

Place_Keyword: Onion Key

Place_Keyword: Alligator Creek

Place_Keyword: Blackwater River

Place_Keyword: East River

Place_Keyword: Faka Union River

Place_Keyword: Hancock Creek

Place_Keyword: Little Wood River

Place_Keyword: Orange River

Place_Keyword: Popash Creek

Place_Keyword: Pumpkin River

Place_Keyword: Punta Blanca

Place_Keyword: Shell Point

Place_Keyword: Telegraph Creek

Place_Keyword: Billys Creek

Place_Keyword: Fakahatchee River

Place_Keyword: Whale Harbor

Place_Keyword: Sandy Key

Place_Keyword: Conchie Channel

Place_Keyword: Indian Key Channel

Place_Keyword: Lake Ingraham

Place_Keyword: Cape Sable

Place_Keyword: Big Sable Creek

Place_Keyword: Homestead Canal

Place_Keyword: East Cape Canal

Place_Keyword: Florida Bay

Place_Keyword: Caloosahatchee River

Place_Keyword: Shark Slough

Place_Keyword: Johnson Creek

Place_Keyword: Rocky Creek Bay

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none

Place_Keyword: Bottle Creek (Rookery Branch)

Place_Keyword: East Highway Creek

Place_Keyword: Manatee Bay Creek

Place_Keyword: Oregon Creek

Place_Keyword: Stillwater Creek

Place_Keyword: West Highway Creek

Place_Keyword: Card Sound Canal

Place_Keyword: Eden 3 Well (MO-211)

Place_Keyword: Eden 3

Place_Keyword: C-111 wetland

Place_Keyword: Central Everglades

Place_Keyword: SW Big Cypress

Place_Keyword: Deep Canal

Place_Keyword: Middle Grounds

Place_Keyword: Panhandle Cut

Place_Keyword: Port of the Islands

Place_Keyword: East Side Creek

Place_Keyword: Greater Lake Okeechobee

Access_Constraints: none

Use_Constraints: none

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Mark A. Zucker

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 7500 SW 36th St.

City: Davie

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33314

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 954-377-5952

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mzucker@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/sfl_hydro_data/location.html

Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Location maps for data collected by the projects

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: JPEG

Browse_Graphic:

Browse_Graphic_File_Name: http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/sfl_hydro_data/index.php

Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Google Map showing the location of data collection sites

Browse_Graphic_File_Type: Google Map

Data_Set_Credit:

Project personnel include Thomas J. Smith III, Karen M. Balentine, Lars Soderqvist, Craig Thompson, Jessica Flanigin, Marc Stewart, Jeffery Woods, Barclay Shoemaker, Paul Stumpner, Shane Ploos, Christian Lopez, Rich Kachelriess, Carrie Boudreau, Stephen Huddleston, Jessica Adams, Christa Walker, Kevin Whelan, Fara Ilami, Greg Ward, Trish Lavin, Stephanie Beeler, Tim Montfort, Eric Agterberg, Matt Seiler, Stephanie Cleaves, Suzanne Cwahla, Luz Romaro and all those international volunteers

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

ASCII text files as comma-separated values (.csv) files or tab-delimited text files via the Data Download option

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Anderson, Gordon H.

Originator: Smith, Thomas J. III

Originator: Balentine, Karen M.

Publication_Date: 2014

Title:

Land-Margin Ecosystem Hydrologic Data for the Coastal Everglades, Florida, Water Years 1996–2012

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: publication

Series_Information:

Series_Name: USGS Data Series Report

Issue_Identification: 853

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/853/

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Hittle, Clinton D.

Originator: Patino, Eduardo

Originator: Zucker, Mark A.

Publication_Date: 2001

Title:

Freshwater flow from estuarine creeks into northeastern Florida Bay

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: publication

Series_Information:

Series_Name: USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report

Issue_Identification: 01-4164

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details: accessed as of 5/23/2011

Online_Linkage: http://fl.water.usgs.gov/Abstracts/wri01_4164_hittle.html

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Hittle, Clinton D.

Originator: Zucker, Mark A.

Publication_Date: 2004

Title:

Northeastern Florida Bay estuarine creek data, Water Years 1996-2000

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: maps and data

Series_Information:

Series_Name: USGS Digital Data Series

Issue_Identification: DS 105

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Tallahassee, FL

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details: accessed as of 5/25/2011

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/ds105/

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Price, C.

Originator: Woolverton, J.

Originator: Overton, K.

Publication_Date: 2004

Title:

Water Resources Data for Florida, 2004, Volume 2A: South Florida Surface Water

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: publication

Series_Information:

Series_Name: USGS Water Data Report

Issue_Identification: FL-04-2A

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Florida

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details: accessed as of 7/11/2011

Online_Linkage:

http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/reports/wtr_resources_data/WY04/index.html

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Hittle, Clinton H.

Originator: Patino, Eduardo

Originator: Zucker, Mark A.

Publication_Date: 2004

Title:

Hydrologic Characteristics of Estuarine River Systems within Everglades National Park

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: publication

Series_Information:

Series_Name: USGS Fact Sheet

Issue_Identification: 2004-3129

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Tallahassee, FL

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details: accesssed as of 5/25/2011

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2004/3129

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Rantz, S. E and others

Publication_Date: 1982

Title:

Measurement and computation of streamflow Volume 1: measurement of stage and discharge

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: publication

Series_Information:

Series_Name: USGS Water Supply Paper

Issue_Identification: 2175, vol. 1

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: unknown

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details: accessed as of 5/23/2011

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/wsp/wsp2175

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Sauer, Vernon B.

Publication_Date: 2002

Title:

Standards for the analysis and processing of surface-water data and information using electronic methods

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: publication

Series_Information:

Series_Name: USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report

Issue_Identification: 01-4044

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details: accessed as of 5/23/2011

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/djvu/WRI/wrir_01_4044.pdf

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Wagner, R. J.

Originator: Boulger, Jr, R. W.

Originator: Oblinger, C. J.

Originator: Smith, B. A.

Publication_Date: 2006

Title:

Guidelines and standard procedures for continuous water-quality monitors: station operation, record computation, and data reporting

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: publication

Series_Information:

Series_Name: USGS Techniques and Methods

Issue_Identification: 1-D3

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: unknown

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details:

supersedes Water-Investigations Report 00-4252 accessed as of 5/25/2011

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/tm/2006/tm1D3/

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Oberg, K. A.

Originator: Morlock, S. E.

Originator: Caldwell, W. S.

Publication_Date: 2005

Title:

Quality-assurance plan for discharge measurements using acoustic Doppler current profilers

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: publication

Series_Information:

Series_Name: USGS Scientific Investigations Report

Issue_Identification: 2005-5183

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Reston, VA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details:

accessed as of 5/23/2011 Prepared in cooperation with the U. S. Amy Corps of Engineers, Detroit District

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2005/5183/

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Simpson, M. R.

Publication_Date: 2002

Title:

Discharge measurements using a broad-band acoustic Doppler current profiler

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: publication

Series_Information:

Series_Name: USGS Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 01-01

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Sacramento, CA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details: accessed as of 5/23/2011

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2001/ofr0101/

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Ruhl, C. A.

Originator: Simpson, M. R.

Publication_Date: 2005

Title:

Computation of discharge using the index-velocity method in tidally affected areas

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: publication

Series_Information:

Series_Name: USGS Scientific Investigations Report

Issue_Identification: 2005-5004

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Sacramento, CA

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details:

available online only; accessed as of 5/23/2011 Prepared in cooperation with the Interagency Ecological Program

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2005/5004

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Patino, Eduardo

Publication_Date: 1996

Title:

Feasibility of using acoustic velocity meters for estimating highly organic suspended-solids concentrations in streams

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: publication

Series_Information:

Series_Name: USGS Open-File Report

Issue_Identification: 96-137

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Tallahassee, FL

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details: accessed as of 5/25/2011

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr/ofr96137

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Morlock, S. E.

Originator: Nguyen, H. T.

Originator: Ross, J. H.

Publication_Date: 2002

Title:

Feasibility of acoustic Doppler velocity meters for the production of discharge records from U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging stations

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: publication

Series_Information:

Series_Name: USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report

Issue_Identification: 01-4018

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Indianapolis, IN

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey

Other_Citation_Details: accessed as of 5/23/2011

Online_Linkage: http://pubs.usgs.gov/wri/2001/wri01_4157/

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Zucker, M.A.

Originator: Boudreau, C.L.

Publication_Date: 2010

Title: Sediment Transport on Cape Sable, Everglades National Park, FL

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: publication

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: unknown

Publisher: Joint Federal Interagency Conference

Other_Citation_Details:

accessed as of 7/8/2011 This paper is from the Proceedings of the Joint Federal Interagency Conference June 27 - July 1, 2010 in Las Vegas, NV. The Joint Conference included the 9th Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference and the 4th Federal Interagency Hydrologic Modeling Conference.

Online_Linkage:

http://sofia.usgs.gov/publications/papers/sedtrans_csable/index.html

Data_Quality_Information:

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Data collected include stage, salinity, temperature, discharge, specific conductance, rainfall and collection date and time. Not all sites have data for all parameters. Data collected ranged from every 15 minute to 1 hour on specific days during the water year. All water levels are referenced to NAVD-88 datum. Broad River and Lostmans River - NAVD-88 datum corrected, WY2001-2004 records revised as of 12-7-2006. Chatham River and Lopez River - NAVD-88 datum established at these locations, WY2001-2004 records revised as of 12-7-2006. Previous corrections for other sites have been incorporated into the South Florida Hydrology Data database. At the Lostmans River site on September 5, 2009, due to insignificant vertical stratification at this monitoring location the bottom salinity/temp probe was raised to mid-depth and time-series data assumed unchanged. At the Broad River site on March 12, 2008, due to insignificant vertical stratification at this monitoring location the top salinity/temp probe was lowered to mid-depth and time-series data assumed unchanged. At the Chatham River site on March 11, 2008, due to insignificant vertical stratification at this monitoring location the top salinity/temp probe was lowered to mid-depth and time-series data assumed unchanged. Specific to the Land-Margin Ecosystem hydrologic data: Parameters collected include; surface and groundwater levels, surface and groundwater specific conductivities (salinities derived), surface and groundwater temperatures, rainfall and collection date and time. Surface water levels collected hourly from 1995-2003 with 10-tip potentiometer. After 2003, surface water levels were collected every 15 minutes with SDI shaft encoder. Groundwater levels were collected hourly from 1995-2003 with passive resistance tape and every 15 minutes after 2003 with a pressure transducer. Specific conductance data were collected hourly from 1995-2003 with a single torodial sensor and pumping system. After 2003, specific conductance data were collected in situ with a conductance/temperature sonde every 15 minutes.

Completeness_Report:

Not all parameters were collected at all sites. Some sites have been discontinued. See the Sites List for Hydrology Data at http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/sfl_hydro_data/sitelist.html for a complete breakdown of the data collected for each site.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:

Horizontal positions were established with the use of GPS equipment.

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Several methods were used in the study to describe the magnitude and distribution of flow and salinity at the mangrove transition zone and along the southern coastline of Florida. Field data-collection procedures and discharge calculation techniques for instrumented stations are summarized below. Field data collection water level, temperature, salinity, and discharge data collected at instrumented sites included continuous (15-minute or hourly) measurements of water level, water velocity, salinity/specific conductance, temperature, and periodic measurements of discharge for index velocity calibrations. More information on index velocity techniques is discussed in Hittle and others (2001) and Morlock and others (2002), and Ruhl and other (2005). Stations with transmitting data loggers send field data every 1 to 4 hours into the database of the Florida Water Science Center Ft. Lauderdale office by way of the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES). Non-transmitting sites are routinely serviced and field data is manually uploaded to the USGS database. Boat mounted acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCP) were used to measure discharge at the estuarine monitoring stations. The ADCP uses the Doppler shift in returned acoustic signals reflected by particles suspended in the water to determine the velocity of moving water (Simpson 2002 and Oberg and others 2005). The ADCP also has the capability to measure water depth, flow direction, and speed of the boat based on acoustic reflections from the streambed. Discharge and flow direction are both calculated from information provided by the ADCP and computer software. The mean water velocity is calculated by dividing the total measured discharge by the cross-sectional area corresponding to the water level at the time of measurement (Sauer 2002 and Ruhl and others 2005). Acoustic velocity meter (AVM) and acoustic Doppler velocity meter (ADVM) systems were used to measure continuous water velocity. The velocity measured by the ADVM systems represents an "index" of the mean water velocity. The index velocity is a measured velocity at the instrumented sites that can be used to compute the mean channel velocity. Water level data are used to determine water depth and to calculate the stage-dependent cross-sectional area. Water level data were collected an incremental shaft encoder equipped with a pulley, stainless-steel tape, weight, and float inside an 8 in. polyvinyl chloride pipe stilling well (Sauer 2002), pressure sensors, or acoustic transducers. Corrections to water level data follow USGS quality assurance quality control protocols (Rantz and others 1982 and Sauer 2002). Salinity is measured near the water surface and the bottom of the water column to help determine the presence of freshwater flow and to examine potential effects on the acoustic signals caused by salinity stratification. Continuous salinity measurements are important for describing the seasonal patterns of freshwater flow (wet/dry season) and for identifying bi-directional flow. Elevations of the continuous monitors are available upon request. Temperature is measured to acquire physical information on creek or wetland characteristics, and to monitor possible vertical gradients that also could affect acoustic signals. Due to biological fouling and electronic drift, the continuous monitor requires routine cleaning and calibration to maintain data quality. During the period of record (water years 1996-2003), continuous monitors were calibrated during site visits to ambient conditions using a reference probe (USGS National Field Manual). Ambient salinity conditions were measured with a portable reference probe that was calibrated and or verified against a range of laboratory specific conductance standards. The determination of fouling and drift errors from water year 2003 to current follow the guidelines set forth in Wagner and others (2006). Reference temperature probes are verified against a NIST thermometer prior to field trips. When in situ temperature measurements differ by more than 0.2°C when compared to the reference temperature probe, the in situ probe is replaced. Rainfall monitoring was done with a remote tipping bucket style rain gauge used to measure 15 minute liquid precipitation at Upstream North River, Card Sound Canal and West Highway Creek. Daily rainfall in inches is published by water year. Maintenance consists of routine cleaning of debris from the filter screen, and annual calibration/verification with a known rate and volume dispenser. The gage is adjusted when the calibration error is greater than 5%. Data collection, processing, storage, and publication meet USGS standards (USGS 2006). Format for the hydrology data Water level, discharge, salinity/specific conductance, water temperature, and rainfall data were collected in estuarine creeks, the mangrove/wetland transition zone, and the freshwater wetlands of south Florida. Published data are presented as computed unit-value data under separate files by water year for stations not included in the South Florida Hydrology Data database. The data format used is comma-separated value (csv) files that can be imported into most spreadsheet programs. The data are separated by individual stations (see sites listing), water year (October 1 to September 30), and when necessary, by parameter. Data collection activities varied from real-time instrumented to non-transmitting sites. Salinity/specific conductance and water temperature generally were measured within a few feet of the water surface (near surface) and within a few feet of the river bottom (near bottom). In some cases (wetland or well mixed sites), salinity/specific conductance and water temperature are measured at a single location in vertical profile. Elevations of the continuous monitors are available upon request. Water level is reported in feet as referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88), discharge in cubic feet per second, specific conductance in micro-siemens per centimeter, salinity in parts per thousand, and temperature in degrees Celsius. Specific to the Land-Margin Ecosystem hydrologic data only: Data were collected, processed, stored and published with the Land-Margin Ecosystem project followed a study-designed protocol developed from USGS/WRD, state and other federal agencies methods, protocols and standards. These data were neither processed, nor reviewed by the USGS/WRD and should be considered “furnished” data to the South Florida Hydrology Database in accordance to USGS data policy.

Process_Date: 2006

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Data for East Creek near Homestead, FL, Eden 3, and Eden 3 well (MO-211) were added in 2008. 2007 data were added for all sites.

Process_Date: 2008

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Mark A. Zucker

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 7500 SW 36th St..

City: Davie

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33314

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 954 377-5952

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mzucker@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

A Help Page is included to guide users through the choices of variables, stations, data output, and data organization.

Process_Date: 2009

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Bryan McCloskey

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 600 4th Street South

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8017

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-502-8182

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bmccloskey@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description: Data for Land Margin Ecosystem Hydrology gages from 1996-2012

Process_Date: 2012

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Gordon H. Anderson

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 7920 NW 71st Street

City: Gainesville

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 32653

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 352-264-3487

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gordon_anderson@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

The Shark, Lostmans and Chatham transects were established across the marsh/mangrove ecotone in the southwest coastal Everglades. While these estuaries differ in reach, ecotone and freshwater inflow regimes, they collectively represent the coastal hydrology of the southwestern Everglades. Each gage had a surface and groundwater well to evaluate variability of surface and shallow groundwater hydrodynamics. Data collected and stored at instrumented sites using on site data controller/logger. Stations transmitted data from the loggers every 1 to 4 hours via the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES). Data were transferred from the GOES data retrieval site (Wallops, VA) to Everglades National Park hydrologic database. Non-transmitting sites are routinely serviced and field data is manually uploaded to the database. Surface water level data were collected inside a 12 in. polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe stilling well and groundwater level data were collected inside a PVC pipe (4 in.) with a slotted well screen (0.02 ft.) within the limestone aquifer. Surface water salinity was measured near the water surface and groundwater salinity was measured at the well screen. Continuous salinity measurements for both surface and groundwater are important to describe seasonal surface-groundwater hydrodynamic patterns between the wet and dry season. Elevations of the continuous monitors are available upon request. Temperature is measured to acquire physical information variability of surface mangrove and wetlands and shallow aquifer. Due to biological fouling and electronic drift, the continuous monitor requires routine cleaning and calibration to maintain data quality. During the period of record (water years 1996-2003), continuous monitors were calibrated during site visits to ambient conditions using a reference probe. Ambient salinity conditions were measured with a portable reference probe that was calibrated and or verified against a range of laboratory specific conductance standards. The determination of fouling and drift errors followed study guidelines set forth in project SOP document. Reference temperature probes are verified against a NIST thermometer prior to field trips. When in situ temperature measurements consistently differed by more than 1 °C when compared to the reference temperature probe, the field probe was replaced. Rainfall A remote tipping bucket style rain gauge was used to measure hourly minute liquid precipitation at SH1, SH2, SH5, LO1, LO2, LO4, CH1, CH2 and BSC. Daily rainfall in inches is published by water year. Maintenance consists of routine cleaning of debris from the filter screen, and annual calibration/verification with a known rate and volume dispenser. The gage is adjusted when the calibration error is greater than 5%. Data collection, processing, storage, and publication meet study calibration standards. Format for the hydrology data Water level, salinity/specific conductance, water temperature, and rainfall data were collected in freshwater marsh, near the mangrove-marsh ecotone and within the coastal mangrove, Everglades National Park, Florida. Water level is reported in decimal feet as referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88), specific conductance in microsiemens per centimeter, salinity in practical salinity units, rainfall in inches and temperature in degrees Celsius.

Process_Date: 2012

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Gordon Anderson

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 7920 NW 71st Street

City: Gainesville

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 32653

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 352-264-3487

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: gordon_anderson@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Creation of the South Florida Hydrology Data database: A data download option has been added for the following stations: Bottle Creek, C-111 Wetland, Card Sound Canal, EDEN 3, East Creek near Homestead, East Highway Creek, G-3763, G-3764, G-3776, G-3777, Harney River, Jewfish Creek, Joe Bay 1E, Joe Bay 2E, Joe Bay 5C, Joe Bay 8W, MO-198, MO-199, MO-211, Manatee Bay Creek, McCormick Creek, Mud Creek, North River, Oregon Creek, Seven Palm Lake, Shark River, Stillwater Creek, Taylor River Mouth, Taylor Slough Wetland, Trout Creek, Upstream Broad River, Upstream Lostmans River, Upstream North River, Upstream Taylor River, and West Highway Creek. The user has the option of choosing up to 9 stations with an unlimited number of variables per download or up to four variables with an unlimited number of stations per download; additional data may be obtained by multiple downloads. Users also have a choice of output format - comma-separated values (csv) or tab-delimited text files and output organization by variables or station. A Help Page is included to guide users through the choices of variables, stations, data output, and data organization.

Process_Date: 2009

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Bryan McCloskey

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 600 4th Street South

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8017

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-502-8182

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bmccloskey@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Data Download capability has been added for the following stations: Alligator Creek, Barron River, Broad River, Chatham River, Lopez River, Lostmans River, New River, Onion Key, and Turner River. The following enhancements have been made to the database: 1. Data through Water Year (WY) 2009 has been added for all stations. 2. The database has been restructured to provide faster downloads which removed the previous restrictions on the number of variables and stations that could be downloaded at one time. 3. Pop-up windows are linked to the station names 4. Units have been added to the variables 5. Period of Record (POR) information has been added for the individual stations 6. Links are added to real-time and daily NWIS records, where available, for all sites

Process_Date: 2010

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Bryan McCloskey

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 600 4th Street South

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8017

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-502-8182

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bmccloskey@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Download data for the following stations has been added to the database: Billys Creek, Blackwater River, Deep Canal, East River, Faka Union Below Weir, Faka Union Boundary Marker, Faka Union River, Hancock River, Little Wood River, Marker 52, Orange River, Popash Creek, Port of the Islands, Pumpkin River, Punta Blanca, Shell Point, Telegraph Creek, Upstream Faka Union River, Upstream Fakahatchee River, and Upstream Little Wood River,

Process_Date: 201008

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Bryan McCloskey

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 600 4th Street South

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8017

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-502-8182

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bmccloskey@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Download data for Conchie Channel, Indian Key Channel, Middle Grounds, Panhandle Cut, Sandy Key, and Whale Harbor stations associated with the Pink Shrimp project (Robblee/Hittle) were added to the database.

Process_Date: 201105

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Bryan McCloskey

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 600 4th Street South

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8017

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-502-8182

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bmccloskey@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Data update notes added for the Broad River, Chatham River and Lostmans River sites about moving the location of the salinity/temperature probes. Published data were added for 2009-2010 Lake Ingraham sites (Homestead Canal, East Cape Canal, and East Side Creek).

Process_Date: 2011

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Bryan McCloskey

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 600 4th Street South

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8017

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-502-8182

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bmccloskey@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

WY2011 data for all continuing parameters was loaded. Specific conductance data for WY2011 was added for the following sites: Joe Bay 1E, Joe Bay 2E, Joe Bay 5C, Joe Bay 8W, Seven Palm Lake, Shark River. Surface Specific Conductance data for WY2011 was added for the following sites: Card Sound Canal, Harney River, McCormick Creek, Mud Creek, Taylor River Mouth, Trout Creek, Upstream Taylor River, West Highway Creek. Bottom Specific Conductance data for WY2011 was added for the following sites: Card Sound Canal, Jewfish Creek, Manatee Bay Creek, McCormick Creek, Mud Creek, North River, Stillwater Creek, Taylor River Mouth, Trout Creek, Upstream Broad River, Upstream Lostmans River, Upstream North River, Upstream Taylor River, West Highway Creek. Stage data for WY2009-2011 was added for Seven Palm Lake.

Process_Date: 2012

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Bryan McCloskey

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 600 4th Street South

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8017

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-502-8182

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bmccloskey@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Data for Raulerson Brothers Canal at Cape Sable, FL were added (2011-09-23 to 2012-09-30). All water year 2012 data were added for all sites

Process_Date: 2013

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Mark Zucker

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 7500 SW 36th St.

City: Davie

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33314

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 954-377-5952

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mzucker@usgs.gov

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

A data download option has been added for the following stations: Shark 1, Shark 2, Shark 3, Shark 4, Shark 5, Big Sable Creek, Lostmans 1, Lostmans 2, Lostmans 3, Lostmans 4, Chatham 1, Chatham 2 and Chatham 3. The user has the option of choosing up to 9 stations with an unlimited number of variables per download or up to four variables with an unlimited number of stations per download; additional data may be obtained by multiple downloads. Users also have a choice of output format - comma-separated values (csv) or tab-delimited text files and output organization by variables or station. A Help Page is included to guide users through the choices of variables, stations, data output, and data organization. The following enhancements have been made to the database: 1. Data through Water Year (WY) 1996 has been added for all stations. 2. The database has been restructured to provide faster downloads which removed the previous restrictions on the number of variables and stations that could be downloaded at one time. 3. Pop-up windows are linked to the station names 4. Units have been added to the variables 5. Period of Record (POR) information has been added for the individual stations 6. Links are added to daily records, where available, for all sites

Process_Date: 2013

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: Bryan McCloskey

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical

Address: 600 4th Street South

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8017

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-502-8182

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bmccloskey@usgs.gov

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference: South Florida

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: 88

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 1

Longitude_Resolution: 1

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Degrees, minutes, and decimal seconds

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: North American Vertical Datum of 1988

Altitude_Resolution: 0.01

Altitude_Distance_Units: feet

Altitude_Encoding_Method:

Explicit elevation coordinate included with horizontal coordinates

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:

Data Variables include: Date (YYYYMMDD); Time; Stage (ft.); Groundwater Level (ft.) Precipitation (in.); Temperature (deg. C); Surface Temperature (deg. C); Bottom Temperature (deg. C); Groundwater Temperature (deg. C); Groundwater Temperature Secondary (deg. C); Salinity (PPT/PSU); Surface Salinity (PPT/PSU); Bottom Salinity (PPT/PSU); Groundwater Salinity (PPT/PSU); Groundwater Salinity Secondary (PPT/PSU); Discharge (ft.3/s); Filtered Discharge (ft.3/s); Specific Conductance (microS/cm); Surface Specific Conductance (microS/cm); Bottom Specific Conductance (microS/cm); Groundwater Specific Conductance (microS/cm); Groundwater Specific Conductance (microS/cm); and Turbidity (FNU). Missing data are indicated by #N/A, 1.23E+25, or blanks.

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: USGS

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 4th St. South

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8028

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-502-8182

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: hhenkel@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: South Florida Hydrology Data database

Distribution_Liability: The data have no explicit or implied guarantees.

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: ASCII

Format_Version_Number: see Format Specification

Format_Specification: comma-separated values (.csv) or tab-delimited text files

Format_Information_Content:

Data for the stations with selectable variables, time frame, output format, and output organization

File_Decompression_Technique:

The downloaded file with the specified parameters is zipped and must be unzipped before use.

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name: http://sofia.usgs.gov/exchange/sfl_hydro_data/index.php

Access_Instructions:

The South Florida Hydrology Data database may be downloaded from the SOFIA website.

Fees: none

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20160418

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: 600 4th Street South

City: St. Petersburg

State_or_Province: FL

Postal_Code: 33701

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 727-502-8028

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 727-502-8182

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: sofia-metadata@usgs.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Access_Constraints: none

Metadata_Use_Constraints:

This metadata record may have been copied from the SOFIA website and may not be the most recent version. Please check http://sofia.usgs.gov/metadata to be sure you have the most recent version.