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Ecosummaries are meant to be short overviews of the water quality conditions within individual waters in Southeast Florida. As new waters are evaluated and Ecosummaries are prepared, they will be posted on this page. Each of these is in Adobe PDF format, which will require that you have Adobe Acrobat Reader version 3 or later installed on your machine. Adobe Acrobat Reader is freeware available from www.adobe.com.

Use these links for specific counties of interest:

Broward County

East Holloway Canal, 2000 (164k)

Pompano Canal, 2000 (192k)

Water Conservation Area 3B, 1999 (167k)

Okeechobee County

Chandler Hammock Slough, Evidence of Impairment,
August 1, 2002 (184k)

Henry Creek, Evidence of Impairment, August 1, 2002 (197k)

Lettuce Creek, Evidence of Impairment, August 1, 2002 (198k)

Taylor Creek, Evidence of Impairment, August 1, 2002 (196k)

Oak Creek, 2000 (320k)

Chandler Hammock Slough, 1999 (243k)

Lake Okeechobee, 1999 (571k)

Lettuce Creek, 1999 (135k)

Mosquito Creek, 1999 (174k)

Myrtle Slough, 1999 (119k)

SFWMD Pump Station S-135, 1999 (131k)

SFWMD S-65 Lock and Spillway, 1999 (165k)

Martin County

C-44 Canal, 2001 (280k)

Danforth Creek, 2000 (272k)

St. Lucie River Eco update #3, 2000 (355k)

Bessey Creek, 1999 (219k)

St. Lucie River Eco update #1, 1999 (363k)

St. Lucie River Eco update #2, 1999 (379k)

North Fork Loxahatchee River, 1997 (485k)

South Fork St. Lucie River, 1997 (316k)

Northwest Fork Loxahatchee River, 1996 (168k)

Loxahatchee River Watershed, 2006 (327k)

Miami-Dade County

Estimating 2050 STA Sizes - Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands Project, 2006 (456 K)

Evaluation of Stormwater - Induced Nutrient Gradient in Biscayne Bay, 2005 (365K)

Estimating 2050 STA Sizes Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands, 2004 (322K)

Evaluation of Stormwater-Induced Nutrient Gradient in Biscayne Bay, 2005 (364K)

Using Macroinvertebrates to Document the Effects of a Stormwater-Induced Nutrient Gradient on a Sub-Tropical Estuary, Biscayne Bay, Florida, USA. 2004 (686 K)

C-111 Canal, 2003 (307K)

C-6 Canal, 2002 (136K)

Miami River, 2002 (223K)

Biscayne Bay (401K)

Palm Beach County

Grassy Waters Preserve / Summary of Water Quality Monitoring / January 2004 - March 2005 (691 KB)

Grassy Waters Preserve/City of West Palm Beach Water Catchment Area (180k)

North New River Canal, 2000 (174k)

South Bay, 2000 (266k)

Closter Farms 715, 1999 (132k)

East Beach WCD, 1999 (167k)

Knights Farm Fields 1 and 3, 1999 (162k)

L-8 Canal, 1999 (137k)

M Canal, 1999 (170k)

SFWMD Pump Station S3, 1999 (138k)

Water Conservation Area 1N, 1999 (129k)

Water Conservation Area 2A, 1999 (336k)

West Palm Beach Canal, 1999 (203k)

Lake Worth Lagoon, 1998 (1.5m)

Northwest Fork Loxahatchee River, 1996 (168k)

Lake Worth Lagoon, 2006 (155k)

St. Lucie County

C23 Canal, 2000 (333k)

C24 Canal, 2000 (378k)

Fort Pierce Farms Water Control District Canal #1, 2000 (293k)

C25 Canal, 1998 (159k)

North Fork St. Lucie River, 1998 (485k)

Savannas State Reserve, 1997 (165k)

Technical Publications

Stormwater Treatment Areas: Experiences with Nitrate Removal, 2006 (319KB)

Estimating 2050 STA Sizes - Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands Project, 2006 (456 K)

Evaluation of Stormwater - Induced Nutrient Gradient in Biscayne Bay, 2005 (365KB)

Using Macroinvertebrates to Document the Effects of a Storm Water–Induced Nutrient Gradient on a Subtropical Estuary, 2004 (622KB)

St. Lucie River Estuary: Evidence of Impairment July, 2002 (1,945k)

A Comparison of Mercury in Estuarine Fish Between Florida Bay and the Indian River Lagoon, Florida USA, August 2001 (221k)

Comprehensive South Florida Water Quality Monitoring Plan, 2002 (4 m)

Degradability of Sediments from the St. Lucie Estuary, 2001 (394k)

Estimation of Contribution of Total Phosphorus from Selected Landuses to Observed Concentrations in Tributaries to a Coastal Lagoon: Indian River Lagoon, Florida, USA. 2001 (1,289KB)

Oligohaline Disturbance in the South Fork of the St. Lucie Estuary During Severe Drought Conditions, February 2001 (167k)

Biological Implications of Stable Salinity Gradients within the Context of the St. Lucie Estuary, Florida, 2000 (1.339m)

Savannas State Preserve, 1998 (365k)

Stormwater Impact on the Savannas State Reserves (394k)

A Comparison of Mercury in Estuarine Fish: Florida Bay and Indian River Lagoon, 1995 (378k)

Pesticide Contamination in Ten Mile Creek, 1995 (1.2m)

Bessey Creek and the Greater St. Lucie Estuary, 1992 (1.5m)

Evidence of Impairment: C-25 Canal (WBID 3163B) per Florida's Impaired Waters Rule 62-303.330 (4) (563KB)

Evidence of Impairment: C-44 Canal (St. Lucie Canal) per Florida's Impaired Waters Rule 62-303.330 (4) (357KB)

Evidence of Impairment: Fort Pierce Farms C-1 Canal (WBID 3163) per Florida's Impaired Waters Rule 62-303.330 (4) (666KB)

Water Quality Characteristics of Stormwater from Major Land Uses in South Florida, 2004 (400KB)

Last updated: October 24, 2007

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