Modeling Study of Saltwater Intrusion in Loxahatchee River, Florida

The upstream advance of saltwater into the historic freshwater reaches of the Loxahatchee River has altered the floodplain cypress forest community along the river and some of its tributaries. A hydrodynamic/salinity models was developed to study the influence of freshwater input, tidal inlet deepening and sea level rise on the salinity regime in the estuary (Hu, 2002). The model was recently updated with new bathymetric data. The updated model was tested against the tide and salinity data that had been collected in 2003. the model output and field data were examined and compared to assess the possibility of establishing a relationship between freshwater inflow and daily average salinity.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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  Reston, VA  United States  20191-4400
• Authors:
  • Hu, Guangdou Gordon
• Conference:
  • Estuarine and Coastal Modeling. Eighth International Conference
  • Location: Monterey California, United States
  • Date: 2003-11-3 to 2003-11-5
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 667-680
• Monograph Title: Estuarine and Coastal Modeling

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coastal engineering; Estuaries; Flood plains; Fresh water; Model atmosphere; Rivers; Salinity; Salt water areas; Seas; Streams; Tidal currents
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01005961
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0784407347
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 21 2005 7:59AM