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Prepared in cooperation with the Miami-Dade Department of Environmental Resources Management
Correlation Analysis of a Ground-Water Level Monitoring Network, Miami-Dade County, Florida

By Scott T. Prinos

The topic is Coastal Erosion. Open-File Report 2004-1412
Abstract
Introduction
Correlation Analysis of a Ground-Water Level Monitoring Network
Summary
References Cited
Appendixes I & II
image of Duval County, Florida

APPENDIXES I & II

  • The appendixes are available in Microsoft® Excel® spreadsheet (.xls) and comma delimited, or comma-space-value flat-file (.csv) formats.
  • Right-click on the appropriate link and select "Save As" to save these files to your local machine
  • These appendixes list the full results of the correlation analysis in geographic order from north to south and east to west.
  • Well locations are shown in figure 1.
  • For each comparison, the top value is average correlation, the middle value is standard deviation of correlation, and the bottom value is number of uncensored years.
  • To aid evaluation, comparisons resulting in correlation coefficients from 0.90 to 0.94 are highlighted in red, from 0.95 to 0.98 in blue, and from 0.99 to 1.0 in magenta (this feature is not available in "csv" format).
  • The comparison of the water-level data for each well to itself is highlighted in bold black in the table (this feature is not available in "csv" format).
  • The coefficient for this comparison should always be 1.

Appendix I: Wet-Season Correlation Matrix for All Wells

Appendix II: Dry-Season Correlation Matrix for All Wells


Figures: Click on a caption to view the figure.
Figure 1. Map showing location of continuous ground-water level monitoring network wells in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Figure 2. Map showing water-supply and water-management systems in Miami-Dade County.

Figure 3. Maps showing lines of equal rainfall in Miami-Dade County during (a) Hurricane Irene on October 14-16, 1999, and an (b) unnamed storm on October 2-3, 2000.

Figure 4. Graphs showing seasonal variation in mean water levels and variation in monthly standard deviation of mean water levels for wells G-620, G-864, G-1183, and S-18.

Figure 5. Hydrograph showing variation in water levels at wells G-3 and G-1368A along with estimated average daily pumpage based on annual pumpage totals during water years 1974-2000.

Figure 6. Hydrograph showing variation in water level at well G-1502 during water years 1974-2000.

Figure 7. Map showing grouping of wells based on average correlation of water-level data during the wet season.

Figure 8. Map showing grouping of wells based on average correlation of water-level data during the dry season.

Figure 9. Map showing grouping of wells based on average correlation of water-level data during both the wet and dry seasons.

Figure 10. Map showing grouping of wells near the West Well Field based on average correlation of water-level data during both wet and dry seasons.

Figure 11. Graph showing temporal variation in seasonal correlation between water-level data from well G-1487 and that of well G-855 during water years 1974-2000.

Figure 12. Hydrographs showing water-level elevations from wells G-855 and G-1487 during the 1986 and 1998 water years.

Figure 13. Map showing grouping of wells near the Hialeah-Miami Springs Well Field based on average correlation of water-level data during both the wet and dry seasons.

Figure 14. Graph showing temporal variation in seasonal correlation between water-level data from well G-3466 and that of wells G-3465, S-19, and S-68 during water years 1988-2000.

Figure 15. Hydrographs showing water-level elevations from wells G-3465, G-3466, S-19, and S-68 during the 1990 and 1996 water years.

Figure 16. Hydrograph showing water-level elevations from wells G-3465, G-3466, S-19, and S-68 during water years 1988-99.

Figure 17. Graph showing temporal variation in seasonal correlation between censored and uncensored water-level data from well G-3466 and that of wells G-3465, S-19, and S-68 during water years 1988-2000.

Figure 18. Graph showing temporal variation in seasonal correlation between water level data from well G-1362 and that of well G-757A during water years 1974-2000.

Figure 19. Hydrograph showing water-level elevations from wells G-757A and G-1362 during the 1989 and 1997 water years.

Figure 20. Graph showing temporal variation in seasonal correlation between water-level data from well G-864 and that of well G-864A during water years 1974-2000.

Figure 21. Hydrograph showing water-level elevations from wells G-864 and G-864A during the 1990 and 2000 water years.


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