South Florida Ecosystem Program; Seepage Beneath Levee 30 in Northern Dade County

Fact Sheet 132-96
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Introduction  

The South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Program is an intergovernmental effort, involving a number of agencies, to reestablish and maintain the ecosystem of south Florida. One element of the restoration effort is the development of a firm scientific basis for resource decision making. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), one of the agencies, provides scientific information as part of the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Program. The USGS began their own program, called the South Florida Ecosystem Program, in fiscal year 1995 for the purpose of gathering hydrologic, cartographic, and geologic data that relate to the mainland of south Florida, Florida Bay, and the Florida Keys and Reef ecosystems.

The USGS, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE), is conducting a study to evaluate methods for quantifying seepage losses (outflows) from the Everglades to the subsurface sediments (aquifers) in the ecosystem. This study is being done to determine the seepage under Levee 30 in northern Dade County.

Suggested Citation

Sonenshein, R.S., 1996, South Florida Ecosystem Program; seepage beneath Levee 30 in northern Dade County: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 1996–132, https://doi.org/10.3133/fs13296.

ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)

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Table of Contents

  • Introduction
  • Importance of Seepage Data
  • Project Goal
  • Background
  • Research Plan
  • Product Plans
  • Project Schedule
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title South Florida Ecosystem Program; seepage beneath Levee 30 in northern Dade County
Series title Fact Sheet
Series number 132-96
DOI 10.3133/fs13296
Publication Date October 01, 1996
Year Published 1996
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey,
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center
Description HTML Document
Country United States
State Florida
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