Well information and chloride concentration of water samples used to map the saltwater interface in the Model Land area of
Miami-Dade County, Florida.
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Resource Abstract:
This release of data includes the chloride concentration of water samples provided by the USGS or other organizations that
were used for this mapping effort. 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.
Citation
Title Well information and chloride concentration of water samples used to map the saltwater interface in the Model Land area of
Miami-Dade County, Florida.
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purpose:
Data were used to map the 1,000 mg/L isochlor in the Model Land area of Miami-Dade County, and to determine the rate of movement
of the saltwater interface.