Lake belt study area: High-resolution seismic-reflection survey, Miami-Dade County Florida
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Executive Summary
The Northwest Dade County Freshwater Lake Plan Area (commonly referred to as the Lake Belt Area) is vital to the future planning and development of southeastern Florida. This area is located within one of the most environmentally sensitive parts of the state – the eastern borders of the Everglades National Park (ENP). The Lake Belt Area and Water Conservation Area BB (WCA BB) provide half of the limestone mining resources used in the state every year. Starting in the mid-1800s canals and levees were built in the area to drain and help develop economic and water resources including protection from floods and droughts. These construction projects have changed the natural water flow (hydropattern and hydroperiod) through the hydrologic system. Changes to the hydropattern and hydroperiod of the area have also had an adverse impact by disrupting the normal breeding patterns of species within the Everglades ecosystem
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Lake belt study area: High-resolution seismic-reflection survey, Miami-Dade County Florida |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2002-325 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr02325 |
| Publication Date | October 01, 2003 |
| Year Published | 2002 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center |
| Description | viii, 24 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Miami-Dad County |
| Other Geospatial | Lake belt study area |