RECOVER MAP 3.1.3.3 Hydrodynamic and Salinity Characteristics of Rivers and Estuaries of the Ten Thousand Islands

The watershed of the Ten Thousand Islands (TTI) estuary has been substantially altered through the construction of canals and roads for the Southern Golden Gate Estates (SGGE), Barron River Canal, and U.S. 41 (Tamiami Trail). Two restoration projects designed to improve freshwater delivery to the estuary are the Picayune Strand Restoration Project, which includes the Southern Golden Gate Estates, and the Tamiami Trail Culverts Project; both are part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). To address hydrologic information needs critical for monitoring the effects of these restoration projects, CERP RECOVER, through the Monitoring and Assessment Plan (MAP), partnered with the U.S. Geological Survey in October 2006 to characterize freshwater outflows from the rivers. This project is an extension of the CERP Picayune Strand - Monitoring and Assessing Effects of the Picayune Strand Restoration Project on the Florida Manatee: Hydrological Monitoring and Analysis.

万岛（Ten Thousand Islands, TTI）河口流域因南金门庄园（Southern Golden Gate Estates, SGGE）、巴伦河运河及美国41号公路（塔米亚米小径）的运河与道路建设，已发生显著改变。两项旨在改善该河口淡水补给的修复项目，分别为包含南金门庄园在内的皮卡尤恩斯特兰德修复项目，以及塔米亚米小径涵洞项目；二者均隶属于大沼泽地综合修复计划（Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, CERP）。为满足监测此类修复项目影响所需的关键水文信息需求，CERP RECOVER于2006年10月通过监测与评估计划（Monitoring and Assessment Plan, MAP）与美国地质调查局合作，对河流的淡水径流量开展特征化表征工作。本项目是CERP框架下"皮卡尤恩斯特兰德修复项目对佛罗里达海牛影响的监测与评估"课题的延伸，该课题核心为水文监测与分析。