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Environmental Flows) Documents and Reports Projects & Programs Minimum Flows and Levels Minimum Flows and Levels (Environmental Flows) Documents and Reports Priority List and Schedule Contacts 2010 Board Approved MFL Priority List and Schedule Marty Kelly Ecologic Evaluation Section Manager River Systems and Springs 1-800-423-1476 (FL only) or river (352) 796-7211, ext. 4235 title report appendix review system/spring Anclote River System Mark Barcelo Anclote River Recommended Minimum Flows and Levels Hydrologic Evaluation Section Manager Alafia River Minimum Flows and Alafia River Levels — Freshwater Segment 1-800-423-1476 (FL only) or Determination of Minimum Flows (352) 796-7211, ext. 4242 Alafia River for the Lower Alafia River Estuary Proposed Minimum Flows and Levels for the Upper Segment of the Braden River Braden River, from Linger Lodge to Lorraine Road Dona Proposed Minimum Flows and Bay/Shakett Levels for Dona Bay/Shakett Creek Creek below Below Cow Pen Slough Cow Pen Slough Analysis of Hydrologic and Hillsborough Ecological Factors Related to the River Establishment of Minimum Flows for the Hillsborough River Middle Hillsborough River: Water Hillsborough Levels, Water Quality and Water River Management Lower Hillsborough River Low Hillsborough Flow Study Results and Minimum River Flow Recommendation Proposed Minimum Flows and Levels for the Upper Segment of the Hillsborough Hillsborough River, from Crystal River Springs to Morris Bridge, and Crystal Springs Study of Salt Transport in the Lower Hillsborough River Using a Hillsborough Laterally Averaged River Two-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Model river title report appendix review system/spring Proposed Minimum Flows and Levels for the Upper Segment of the Myakka River Myakka River, from Myakka City to SR 72 Proposed Minimum Flows and Levels for the Middle Segment of the Peace River Peace River, from Zolfo Springs to Arcadia Proposed Minimum Flows and Peace River Levels for the Lower Peace River and Shell Creek – Final Proposed Minimum Flows and Peace River Levels for the Lower Peace River and Shell Creek – Peer Review Draft Upper Peace River: An Analysis of Peace River Minimum Flows and Levels Determination of Minimum Flows Sulphur Springs for Sulphur Springs Northern Tampa Bay Minimum Tampa Bypass Flows & Levels White Papers — Canal Establishment of Minimum Flows for the Tampa Bypass Canal Tampa Bypass Minimum Flows for the Tampa Canal Bypass Canal Impacts of Withdrawals on the Weeki Wachee Thermal Regime of the Weeki River Wachee River Weeki Wachee Weeki Wachee MFL with Peer River Review Comments and Response Groundwater Systems title report review Assessment of Minimum Levels for the Intermediate Aquifer System Saltwater Intrusion and the Minimum Aquifer Level in the Southern Water Use Caution Area Northern Tampa Bay Minimum Flows & Levels White Papers — Final Draft, Environmental Minimum Aquifer Levels as Used in Rule 40D-8, F.A.C. Northern Tampa Bay Minimum Flows & Levels White Papers — Seawater Intrusion Minimum Levels for Northern Tampa Bay Lakes and Wetlands Minimum and Guidance Methods title report review Multiple-Parameter Approach for Establishing Minimum Levels for Category 3 Lakes of the Southwest Florida Water Management title report review District Northern Tampa Bay Minimum Flows and Levels White Papers — Establishment of Minimum Levels for Category 1 and 2 Lakes Northern Tampa Bay Minimum Flows and Levels White Papers — Establishment of Minimum Levels in Palustrine Cypress Wetlands Proposed Methodological Revisions Regarding Consideration of Structural Alterations for Establishing Category 3 Lake Minimum Levels Proposed Minimum and Guidance Lake Levels county lake report Hillsborough Starvation Lake Hillsborough Wimauma, Lake Hillsborough Raleigh, Lake Hillsborough Rogers, Lake Pasco Crews Lake Polk Hancock, Lake Adopted Minimum and Guidance Lake Levels county lake report Citrus Fort Cooper Lake Citrus Tsala Apopka Lake (Floral City Pool) Citrus Tsala Apopka Lake (Inverness Pool) Citrus Tsala Apopka Lake (Hernando Pool) Hernando Hunters Lake Hernando Lindsey, Lake Hernando Mountain Lake Hernando Neff Lake Hernando Spring Lake Hernando Weekiwachee Prairie Lake (Lake Theresa) Highlands Angelo, Lake Highlands Anoka, Lake Highlands Denton, Lake Highlands Jackson, Lake Highlands June In Winter, Lake Highlands Letta, Lake Highlands Little Lake Jackson county lake report Highlands Lotela, Lake Highlands Placid, Lake Highlands Tulane, Lake Highlands Verona, Lake Hillsborough Alice, Lake Hillsborough Allen, Lake Hillsborough Barbara, Lake Hillsborough Bird Lake Hillsborough Brant Lake Hillsborough Calm Lake Hillsborough Charles, Lake Hillsborough Church Lake Hillsborough Crenshaw, Lake Hillsborough Crescent Lake Hillsborough Crystal Lake Hillsborough Cypress Lake Hillsborough Dan, Lake Hillsborough Deer Lake Hillsborough Dosson Lake Hillsborough Echo Lake Hillsborough Ellen, Lake Hillsborough Fairy Lake Hillsborough Garden Lake Hillsborough Halfmoon Lake Hillsborough Harvey, Lake Hillsborough Helen, Lake Hillsborough Hobbs, Lake Hillsborough Horse Lake Hillsborough Jackson, Lake Hillsborough Juanita, Lake Hillsborough Little Moon Lake Hillsborough Merrywater, Lake Hillsborough Mound Lake Hillsborough Platt Lake Hillsborough Pretty Lake Hillsborough Rainbow Lake county lake report Hillsborough Reinheimer Lake Hillsborough Round Lake Hillsborough Saddleback Lake Hillsborough Sapphire, Lake Hillsborough Stemper, Lake Hillsborough Strawberry (North Crystal) Lake Hillsborough Sunset Lake Hillsborough Sunshine Lake Hillsborough Taylor, Lake Hillsborough Virginia, Lake Levy Marion, Lake Pasco Bell Lake Pasco Big Fish Lake Pasco Bird Lake Pasco Buddy Lake Pasco Camp Lake Pasco Clear Lake Pasco Green Lake Pasco Hancock Lake Pasco Iola, Lake Pasco Jessamine Lake Pasco King Lake Pasco King Lake (East) Pasco Linda, Lake Pasco Middle Lake Pasco Moon Lake Pasco Padgett, Lake Pasco Parker (Ann), Lake Pasco Pasadena, Lake Pasco Pasco Lake Pasco Pierce Lake Pasco Unnamed Lake 22 (Loyce Lake) Polk Annie, Lake Polk Bonnie, Lake Polk Clinch, Lake Polk Crooked Lake (including Little Crooked Lake) county lake report Polk Dinner Lake Polk Eagle Lake Polk Lee, Lake Polk Mabel, Lake Polk McLeod, Lake Polk Parker, Lake Polk Starr, Lake Polk Venus Lake Polk Wales, Lake Sumter Big Gant Lake Sumter Black Lake Sumter Deaton, Lake Sumter Miona, Lake Sumter Okahumpka, Lake Sumter Panasoffkee, Lake More on Minimum Flows and Levels Factors Affecting the Maximum Depth of Colonization by Submersed Macrophytes in Florida Lakes Florida River Flow Patterns and the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation Appendix Peer review comments Lake Surface Area and Bird Species Richness: Analyses for Minimum Flows and Levels Rule Review Lake Surface Area and Bird Species Richness: Analyses for Minimum Flows and Levels Rule Review – Appendices Lake User’s Perceptions Regarding Impacts of Lake Water Levels on Lake Aesthetics and Recreational Uses Minimum Flows and Levels issue paper Minimum Flows and Levels Scientific Journal Articles and Other Publications Associated with the Ecologic Evaluation Section Northern Tampa Bay Phase II Program Southern Water Use Caution Area Strategic Plan Back to top.
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