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A Bibliography of the Hydrology of the Everglades and the Big Cypress Swamp, Florida Report T-501 . A Bibliogra h of the an the Ig Cypress wamp, Florida Evp-rg ades National Park South Florala Research Gen er. PO. Box 279. Homesll~ad, Florida 33030 A Bibliography of the Hydrology of the Everglades and the Big Cypress Swamp, Florida Report T-501 Linda S. ReMauro South Florida Research Center Everglades National Park Homestead, Florida 33030 September, 1977 EV'2rglades N.3tional Park n Refe re0· ::; Library Homes ad, Fl rida 33030 DeMauro, Linda S. 1977. A Bibliography of the Hydrology of the Everglades and the Big Cypress Swamp, Florida. South Florida Research Center Report T -501. 43 pp. Contents Introduction 1 Purpose 1 Methods 1 Discussion 6 References 9 -• I [ f . I,. ll1ustrations l. Map 2 2. Everglades National Park and the Conservation Areas 3 of 4 1 Introduction The of is to provide a bibliography hydrologic literature, both historic and current, concerning the which includes the Conservation Areas and Everglades National Park, and the Big Cypress Swamp, which includes the Big National Preserve (Figure 1 2). areas the southern portIon of the mmee Rl ver Lake Okeechobee Watershed, with Conservation Areas and the Big Cypress providing the bulk of the flow into Park (Figure 3). The hydrology of the basin is a of complex relationships, and determines the unique ecological environment of area. Through manipulations efforts to Florida, he has altered the historic flow regime of the area. This turn affected the biological environment in a chain reaction attendant to such a sensitive, interdependent Purpose It is this report will provide a useful tool for water management planning in these cri areas. Moreover, this of would to those interested a grasp the historical background and climate of evolution situation in South Florida. Included the term "hydrologic are ~VI-I'~'-'" that deal with water such as level, discharge, quality, legislation, hydro­ biology, hydrography, and hydrogeology. The literature cited herein indudes both published and unpublished material and from research reports, position 2. o ~~' " 13,0 MILES _1---..-1- FLORIDA o 40 KILOMETRE! MA WITH P LOCATION Figure 1 Area map ( adapted f rom McPh erson, 1976) 3, " " " " ". : .... ""': .. ., . JI........ : ·· o \ ~,\q) .. ' fLORIDA WITH MAP LOCATION o :30 MILES o 40 KILOMETR EVERGLADES BOUNDARY E RGLADES NATIONAL PARK CONSERVATION AREA 2. Everglades National Park and Conservation Areas from McPherson, 1976) 4. L A K E OK EECNOBE E N EXPLANATION Oirections of 5U r ficiol Ilow I L......P" .......... ' '-'-'-' '..L..I-' , w.....? _----l._----lLP Miles Figure 3. Drainage patterns of southeastern Florida (adapted from Tabb, 1963) 5 papers and environmental impact statements to pertinent legislation, newspaper and magazine articles, news releases and in-house memos. The majority are governmental; a are by private corporations, individuals and information in the includes raw data, opinions, predictions and suggestions. bibliography was researched in large from the following: Everglades National Park library National Park hydrology files University of Miami library Durbin Tabb publications: A survey of the literature relating to South Florida 2. A summary existing information on the fresh-water and brackish-water and marine eCOlogy of the Florida relation to Everglades National Park. Computerized Service, National Library, Research Service , Washington, Further information was obtained from the multitude references listed literature itself. While not complete, bibliography does bulk of pertinent material written about the Park and its related thus, providing a upon which additional literature can added. 6 In several instances, the agency Ested as author had a name change through time. These include: L The Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District was authorized in 1972 to become the South Florida Water Management District, effective July l, 1975. 2. The Florida Geological Survey, organized in 1907, became the Division of Geology in 1962 and the Bureau of Geology in 1969. 3. The Florida State Board of Conservation is now the Florida State Department of Natural Resources. In each of these cases, the name of the agency at the time the material was written is given as the author. Discussion A survey of the 400 pieces of literature cited in this bibliography provides the following breakdown: Area Number Percent E verg1ades and Everglades 254 63.50 National Park South Florida 84 21.00 Big Cypress 45 11.25 Conservation Areas 17 4.25 400 100.00 7 Number Water 185 46.25 Water quality 75 18.75 100 .00 Hydrobiology 28 7.00 Remote 12 3.00 400 100.00 Ti No date 3 .75 1800's 2 .50 1900-1939 17 4. 1940-1949 31 7. 1950-1 21 5. 1 1969 147 36. 1970-1977 179 .75 400 100.00 A quick that most 44.75 was written in last seven years, with almost all of it, 81.5 percent written in the last The major thrust with the Everglades area Everglades National Park, 63.5 the amount water areas 46.25 percent, and the effect It has on the ecological regime, 25 percent. 8 Of note, though not the al most all of the literature concerning the Cypress and the Conservation Areas was written In the last decade. It is obvIous that there has been a growing concern for the quality the all areas. The use of modern technology in of remote sensing 1s just recently being as an effective tool in water resources management as indicated by three percent the literature. I wish to to Dr. Rosendahl, Mr. Frank Nix Mr. Paul who so graciously reviewed and constructive comments. 9. References Allin, Roger W., 1966. Address before the Historical Association of southern Florida the water conditions in National Park, March 16. Allin, W, 1967. water threatens ' National Park. Parks and Allin, Roger W., 1966a. Threats to Everglades National Park. An address to Monroe Audubon Annual , Key West, Florida, 29. Allin 1 W., 1966b. Threats to Park. An address to the Igaak walton State Convention, Miami, Fla. I May 14. Allison, R.V., 1956. The influence of drainage and on subsidence of soils under conditions of reclamation. Proc. Soil and Crop Sci. Soc. of Fla. I XVI:21-31. Allison, R.V., 1943. The need of of , based on the tics of its soil and a rational water Proc. Soil Sci. Soc. of R.V., 1943. The soil and water conservation in the Everglades. Proc. Soil Sci. Soc. of Fla., 1:35-38. I 1971. Swamp jet-port program. Environmental Protection , Athens, Ga., Southeast Water Lab., July. f 1971. and hit the Glades court rule. Nat!. Parks and Conserv. Mag., 45:34, June. I 1971. South Florida faces an environmental disaster. Wash. Post, May 14. Anonymous, 1971. In Florida, where the Everglades are turning dry. U.S. News, 70:24, 3. Anonymous, 1969. and the Everglades-life or run The Living Wilderness, The Soc., 35 ) :13-20. Anonymous, 1967. Life ground water for the National Park. Amer. t 45:24. I 1971. Newest trouble on waters. Business Week,:44, June 5. 10. One million acre feet of water delivered to Park in 1968. Fla. Conserv. News, , 1975. Florida Anonymous, 1971. A statement to Reubin 0'0. Governor, state of Florida. From the Governor's Conference on water in South Florida, Miami Beach, Fla., , 1966. water for Park. News of Institute of Mar. ., No. 1966-10, Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla., December. Appel, C.A. and H. 1966. data related to establishment station in the National Park, Florida. Interior, Geol. Survey, Miami, F1a" Open-File Armbruster, J.T., 1972. Land use in the Big Cypress area, Florida. U.S. Geol. in with Fla. Natural Resources, Bur. of Geol., Tallahassee, Fla., No. 50, Open-File 72016. Atkinson, Brooks, 1971. The under constant threat. Travel and , Autumn. Baker, J.R., 1943. Time is out on the Everglades. Audubon '-l.Q,::!C1Ld.UO:;; 1 June. 1 Peter P., 1969. Wastewater re-use as an source of water to National Park. Master's Thesis, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla. Barnes, Harry H., Jr., Frederick W. Meyer and James H. Hartwell, 1968. Some effects of Canal 111 near Homestead, Florida. U.S. of Interior, Geol. Survey, Miami, Fla., Open-File Rept. 68002, 17 p. , Suzanne and Howard T. Odum, 1971. Simulation of a model of sawgrass marsh t fire, and Univ. of Fla., • of Environmental August, 38 p. Beard, Fo. 1938. The Everglades National Park project. U.S. Dept. of Interior, Natl. Park ~C~~="Ly, Jeanne, 1948. Taming the Everglades - a report on water control. The Miami Herald. 11. Benson, M.A. and R.A. Gardner, 1974. The 1971 drought in Florida and its effect on the hydrologic system. u.s. of Interior, Geol. , Water-Resources Invest. 12-74, July. Bestor, B.A., 1944. A engineer. In~ The of water supply and control as viewed certain specialists Proc. Soil Sci. Soc. of Fla., VI:79-80. Be s tor , B.A., 1943. The elements of a long term soil and water conservation for the Everglades. Froc. Soil Soc. of Fla., rv-A:90-99, 12. Bourn, ~\}.s. and C. Cottam, 1939. The effect of lowering water levels on marsh wildlife Trans. No. Amer. Wildlife Conf., 4:343-350. Brannen, T.E., 1966. Economic development and water needs in central and southern Florida. In Everglades Natl. Park, Research Div. files Buchanan, T.J. and J.B. 1972. of water level data for Park, u. S. of Interior, I Miami, Fla., . 72004. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, 1967. Ten Thousand Islands, In: Nationwide of Islands, u.s. Dept. of Interior, Natl. Park Office, Bur. OUtdoor Ree. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, 1959. on the fish and wildlife resources in relation to the Engineers plan of Levee L-31, Dade u.s.
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