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Ecological Characteristics and Forcing Functions of the

Suwannee River Estuary Randy E. EdwardsRandy E. Edwards11 and Ellen A. Raabe and Ellen A. Raabe22

1 – University of South Florida, College of Marine Science, St. Petersburg, FL1 – University of South Florida, College of Marine Science, St. Petersburg, FL

2 – U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies, Florida Integrated 2 – U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies, Florida Integrated

Science Center, St. Petersburg, FLScience Center, St. Petersburg, FL

1/14/04

AGR

MARSH SURFACE

-2

-1.5

-1

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Distance (ft)

Elev

atio

n (f

t NG

VD)

E3.5 E2 DM MLLW MHW MHHW 3.5 ft (chart datum)

Marsh Elevations from Clewell, et al. (2000)

Vallisneria americanaVallisneria americanaTape Grass Tape Grass or Wildceleryor Wildcelery

-2.00

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Tide

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t M

LLW

)

SuwanneeSuwannee Tampa BayTampa Bay

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Suwannee Monthly Mean Flow (1930-2000) at WIL(Source: USGS Monthly Streamflow Statistics for Florida)

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m)

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Flow

(CFS

)

Tampa Bay Cedar Key Cross CityJacksonville IA Everglades City Folkston, GAWilcox Flow

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