Hydrologic Conditions that Influence Streamflow Losses in a Karst Region of the Upper Peace River, Polk County, Florida

Metz, P.A.; Lewelling, B.R.

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“…The lack of site-specific baseline groundwater data particularly is problematic in south Florida, where the natural hydrology has been altered extensively (Florida Water Resources Research Center, 2000). Presumptions of constant-head and no-flow boundary conditions for vertical flow in the surficial aquifer and lateral flow in underlying aquifer also are unrealistic for karst aquifer systems (Harmon and Wicks, 2006;Metz and Lewelling, 2009).…”

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Geospatial Analysis of Depressional Wetlands near Peace River Watershed Phosphate Mines, Florida, USA

Bacchus¹,

Masour²,

Madden³

et al. 2011

Environmental & Engineering Geoscience

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Mining throughout the Floridan aquifer system alters groundwater conditions. Determination of magnitude and extent of groundwater alterations in this regional karst aquifer system is difficult due to preferential flow paths, blasting, and widespread aquifer withdrawals and injections. Additionally, hydrologic models do not reveal subsurface impacts to the biotic environment, such as destruction of vegetative buffers, which are essential habitat for endangered and threatened species and other wildlife, and degradation from invasive species responding to hydroperiod disruptions. Our case study uses remote sensing and a geographic information system (GIS) to evaluate near-infrared (NIR) data for natural herbaceous depressional (wet prairie) wetlands in a central Florida phosphate mining area. These wetlands characteristically are dominated by graminoids, which have lower NIR reflectance and consequent digital numbers (DNs) in remotely sensed imagery than invasive species associated with hydroperiod alterations. Maximum aquifer withdrawals of 76,457 m 3 /d were permitted in November 1977 and remain active for study-area mines, which are surrounded primarily by un-irrigated pasture. Digital color infrared aerial imagery acquired in winter 2003-04 (1

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Section: Current Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

Geospatial Analysis of Depressional Wetlands near Peace River Watershed Phosphate Mines, Florida, USA

Bacchus¹,

Masour²,

Madden³

et al. 2011

Environmental & Engineering Geoscience

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“…Hereinafter, "water temperature" will be referred to as "temperature" unless otherwise noted. Some notable studies of Warm Mineral Springs and other related investigations include the following: archaeological and paleoecology investigations (Royal and Clark, 1960;Clausen and others, 1975;Cockrell, 1988;McDonald,1990), regional geologic framework (Miller, 1986;Reese and Richardson, 2008;Williams and Kuniansky, 2015), local geologic framework (Hutchinson, 1992;Thompson, 1997;Baldini, 1998;Clayton, 1998Clayton, , 1999Clayton, , 2010Gates, 2001), geologic setting of Warm Mineral Springs (Rupert, 1994), mapping of the spring configuration and videography of caves (Bowen, 1996(Bowen, , 2015, regional hydrology (Kohout, 1965;Stringfield, 1966;Vernon, 1970;Henry and Kohout, 1972;Kohout and others, 1977;Johnston and others, 1980;Ryder, 1985;Metz and Lewelling, 2009), groundwater temperature (Darton, 1920;Kohout, 1967;Griffin and others, 1969;Clausen and others, 1975;Griffin and others, 1977;Kohout and others, 1977;Sproul, 1977;Sacks and Tihansky, 1996), water quality (Rosenau and others, 1977;Hutchinson, 1992;Sacks and Tihansky, 1996;Scott and others, 2004;…”

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“…Areas where the potentiometric surface was below the land surface were considered potential areas of groundwater recharge, and areas where the potentiometric surface was above the land surface were considered potential areas of groundwater discharge. Potentiometric surfaces for predevelopment levels (Johnston and others, 1980) were compared with May 1975 levels (Mills and Laughlin, 1976) and May 2007 levels (Ortiz, 2008), as reported by Metz and Lewelling (2009). Three wells in Sarasota County were corrected for salinity on the May 2007 potentiometric surface (Ortiz, 2008).…”

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Discharge, water temperature, and water quality of Warm Mineral Springs, Sarasota County, Florida: A retrospective analysis

Metz¹

2016

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“…Included with those maps is an illustration of stream cross-sections for "BEFORE CONSTRUCTION" and "AFTER CONSTRUCTION" and showing sediment removal that constitutes dredging in the stream channels as "debris removal". This flooding in Bradford County, attributed to Hurricane Irma rainfall and tree fall, appears to have been altered natural hydroperiods, and dewatered wetlands and other surface waters (Bacchus, 2000;Bacchus et al, 2011;Krause & Randolph, 1989;Lewelling, Tihansky, & Kindinger, 1998;Metz & Lewelling, 2009;Watson, Stedje, Barcelo, & Stewart, 1990). Bernardes et al (2014) conducted analyses of previously mapped fractures in Baker and Clay Counties, including fractures associated with Trail Ridge mining and groundwater withdrawals by DuPont in those counties associated with dewatering of relict sinkhole lakes and wetlands, in addition to premature decline and death of native trees.…”

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Analysis and Extent of Santa Fe River Flooding in North Florida Attributed to Rainfall and Wind Damage Associated with Hurricane Irma

Bernardes¹,

Manglass²,

Bacchus³

et al. 2019

GEP

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The Santa Fe River (SFR) is within the north Florida area of the regional Floridan aquifer system. The extent of recent flood damage in the SFR and tributaries in Bradford County has been attributed to rainfall and wind damage to trees associated with Hurricane Irma, September 2017. Implications of the determined cause of a disaster can include the allocation of disaster relief funds. Bradford County, Florida obtained approximately $2.5 million from the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) for emergency flood abatement assistance and $255,875 from the Suwannee River Water Management District (SRWMD), combined with $13,750 in-kind match provided by the county, based on the attributed cause of that damage to rainfall and winds from Hurricane Irma. On January 2, 2018, Bradford County commissioners also approved grant applications to the SRWMD for $2.2 million for Alligator Creek Flood Mitigation and for $90,250 for Hampton Lake Canal to Santa Fe River Flood Mitigation, requiring in-kind matches from the county of $110,000 and $4750, respectively. Our study analyzed historical precipitation data for the SFR Basin and headwaters from 1895 through 2017 and recorded discharge and gage heights from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to evaluate that presumed cause of flood damage in that basin and to provide a better understanding of historical relationships between precipitation, gage data and flooding in that basin. Recorded USGS peak gage height and Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) also were used to illustrate the lateral extent and relative depth of flooding associated with an extreme precipitation event in the lower SFR vicinity of O'Leno State Park. Finally, we evaluated the condition of the trees in the SFR Basin as an indicator of long-term anthropogenic groundwater alterations. Those data and analyses did not support the conclusion that Hurricane Irma

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Hydrologic Conditions that Influence Streamflow Losses in a Karst Region of the Upper Peace River, Polk County, Florida

Cited by 7 publications

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Geospatial Analysis of Depressional Wetlands near Peace River Watershed Phosphate Mines, Florida, USA

Geospatial Analysis of Depressional Wetlands near Peace River Watershed Phosphate Mines, Florida, USA

Discharge, water temperature, and water quality of Warm Mineral Springs, Sarasota County, Florida: A retrospective analysis

Analysis and Extent of Santa Fe River Flooding in North Florida Attributed to Rainfall and Wind Damage Associated with Hurricane Irma

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