Specific conductance and ionic characteristics of the Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park, Florida
Flora MD and Rosendahl PC. 1981. Specific conductance and ionic characteristics of the Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park, Florida. Report T-615. National Park Service, South Florida Research Center, Everglades National Park. Homestead, FL
The Shark River Slough of Everglades National Park is the largest freshwater flow system in South Florida. The authors analyze the relationship between specific conductance and ionic composition of the Shark River Slough water for long-term water quality monitoring. They also examine the usage of specific conductance as a tool to document water quality changes in Everglades National Park. Water was tested at 10 different water monitoring stations. The report covers four topics: Specific conductance/total major cation relationships, Ionic character of Shark Slough source water, Specific conductance and ionic character of waters in Shark Slough and Northeast Shark Slough (including Tamiami Canal at S-12 structures, Bridge 53, Northeast Shark Slough, Central Shark Slough, and the edges of Shark Slough), Shark Slough biweekly specific conductance monitoring program. There are tables and figures supporting the discussions on these four topics. Results suggest that the inorganic ion concentration of the source water to the slough and amount of rainfall were the most important factors influencing ionic concentrations. This study is a result of long-term water quality monitoring.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Flora, Mark; Rosendahl, Peter
- Date of Issue
- 1981-04
- Publisher
- National Park Service, South Florida Research Center, Everglades National Park
- Units
- EVER , WRD
- Keywords
- Aquatic Sciences, Cations, Clemson, Conductivity, Everglades National Park, FL, Monitoring, Shark River Slough, Water Quality