SFRC-88/01 Hydrologic Effects of the 1984 through 1986 Canal Drawdowns on the Northern Taylor Slough Basin of Everglades National Park
Johnson RA, Wagner JI, Grigsby DJ, Stern VA. 1988. SFRC-88/01 Hydrologic Effects of the 1984 through 1986 Canal Drawdowns on the Northern Taylor Slough Basin of Everglades National Park. SFRC- 88/01. South Florida Natural Resources Center. Homestead, Florida
A large portion of the headwaters region of Taylor Slough lies within the lower East Everglades an an adjacent agricultural area referred to as the "Frog Pond." For this reason, the management of water levels in these areas is critical to the water resources of the basin. In early 1984, Frog Pond area farmers requested that a plan be developed to lower water levels in the area allowing land preparation and planting to begin in mid-October. An experimental one-year agreement was negotiated between the National Park Service and the Frog Pond farmers to lower water levels to 3.50 feet by October 15 in the L-31W and C-111 canals adjacent to the Frog Pond. This one-year experiment was undertaken to evaluate the effects of the drawdown of water resources of Taylor Slough. The canal drawdown operations were continued through the 1985-86, 1986-87, and 1987-88 growing seasons, in conjunction with water delivery experiments between the South Florida Water Management District and a group of south Dade farmers.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Johnson, Robert; Wagner, Joel; Grigsby, Deborah; Stern, Virginia
- Date of Issue
- 1988
- Publisher
- South Florida Natural Resources Center
- Units
- EVER , SFCN
- Keywords
- Canal, Drawdowns, everglades, Hydrologic, L-31, SFNRCTRS, Taylor Slough