Summary of hydrologic data collected during 1977 in Dade County, Florida
Open-File Report
79-514
By: John E. Hull
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Abstract
During 1977 rainfall was 1.52 inches above the long-term average in Dade County, Fla. Ground-water levels ranged from 0.3 foot above to 0.1 foot below average. The highest and lowest ground-water levels for the year were 1 foot below and 1 foot above their long-term average. In the Hialeah-Miami Springs area , water levels in wells near the centers of the heaviest pumping ranged from 7.2 to 11.9 feet below mean sea level, 1929; and in the Southwest well-field area, ground-water levels near the centers of pumping ranged from 1.0 foot above to 1.5 feet below mean sea level. In 1977 the combined average daily discharge from nine major streams and canals that flow eastward into tidal waters was 1,712 cubic feet per second (cfs), 46 cfs above the combined average daily flow for 1976. The combined average daily flow through the Tamiami Canal outlets was 582 cfs, 201 cfs above that of 1976. The 1977 position of the salt front in the coastal part of the Biscayne aquifer was about the same as in 1976, except south of Homestead Air Force Base where the salt front had encroached farther inland. (Woodard-USGS)
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Hull, J.E., 1979, Summary of hydrologic data collected during 1977 in Dade County, Florida: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-514, vii, 116 p. :ill., maps ;27 cm., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr79514.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Summary of hydrologic data collected during 1977 in Dade County, Florida |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 79-514 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr79514 |
| Year Published | 1979 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Description | vii, 116 p. :ill., maps ;27 cm. |