Shark Slough Water Level Correlation Analysis
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Title:
Shark Slough Water Level Correlation Analysis Report T-618
Creator:
South Florida Natural Resources Center/South Florida Research Center, Everglades National Park
Robert J. Probst
Peter C. Rosendahl
Place of Publication:
Homestead
Florida
Publisher:
National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
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Abstract:
Water level measurements were taken over a 2 year period at 54 staff gauges and 16 continuosly recording gagues in the Shark Slough region of Everglades National Park in south Florida. Data sets from these gauges were compared via linear regression and correlation analysis. It was determined that continuous recording gauges can be used to estimate water level at the staff gauge locations with regression equations to an acceptable degree of accuracy. Regression equations, confidence intervals were presented for all station pairings meeting minimum criteria for water level estimation. Correlation analysis points out distinctions in water level relations in hydrologic sub-units of Shark Slough and the surrounding area. Information derived from the study could be used to determine which continuous recording gauges are essential for continued hydrologic monitoring in Shark Slough as well as to provide predictive relationships between nearby gauges to decrease the need for wide-scale monitoring. ( English )

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Source Institution:
Florida International University
Holding Location:
South Florida Natural Resource Center
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