Surface-Water Flow Through the Tamiami Trail within the Greater Everglades

The Tamiami Trail series of measurement sections and gages are the only long term monitoring of flows across the entire width of the Everglades. Flow monitoring is critical to understanding the flows through the Everglades and into the Everglades National Park and Big Cypress Preserve which is a primary goal of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) and the Greater Everglades Priority Ecosystem Science program (GE PES). The data record covers a long time period which is an important aspect of understanding the flow quantities and distributions within the Everglades and to Shark River Slough and Lostmans Slough, the major flow ways to the estuaries. Ongoing and planned projects, such as the Modified Water Deliveries, the Tamiami Trail Bridge Modifications Project and the Decompartmentalization project, among many others, require these data sets in order to adequately evaluate the effects of restoration efforts on flow quantities, timing, and distribution.