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Shapefile of Approximate Inland Extent of Saltwater at the Base of the Biscayne Aquifer in the Model Land Area of Miami-Dade County, Florida, 2016, Miami-Dade County, FL

This is a shapefile of approximate inland extent of saltwater at the base of the Biscayne Aquifer in the Model Land area of Miami-Dade County, Florida representing data collected in 2016. The inland extent of saltwater at the base of the Biscayne aquifer in the Model Land area of Miami-Dade County, Florida, was mapped in 2011. Since that time, the saltwater interface has continued to move inland. The interface is near several active well fields; therefore, an updated approximation of the inland extent of saltwater and an improved understanding of the rate of movement of the saltwater interface are necessary. A geographic information system was used to create a map using the data collected by the organizations that monitor water salinity in this area. A rate of saltwater interface movement of 140 meters per year was estimated by dividing the distance between two monitoring wells (TPGW-7L and Sec34-MW-02-FS) by the travel time. The travel time was determined by estimating the dates of arrival of the saltwater interface at the wells and computing the difference. This estimate assumes that the interface is traveling east to west between the two monitoring wells. Although monitoring is spatially limited in this area and some of the wells are not ideally designed for salinity monitoring, the monitoring network in this area is improving in quality and spatial distribution. The approximation of the inland extent of the saltwater interface and the estimated rate of movement of the interface are dependent on existing data. Improved estimations could be obtained by installing uniformly designed monitoring wells in systematic transects extending landward of the advancing saltwater interface.

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Author(s) Scott T Prinos orcid
Publication Date 2017
Beginning Date of Data 2017
Ending Date of Data 2017
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/F7R78CF8
Citation Prinos, S.T., 2017, Shapefile of Approximate Inland Extent of Saltwater at the Base of the Biscayne Aquifer in the Model Land Area of Miami-Dade County, Florida, 2016, Miami-Dade County, FL: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7R78CF8.
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