Description: This map from the U. S. Geological Survey Water Resources Investigation Report number 96-4177, Water-Quality Assessment of Southern Florida, shows the estimated phosphorus loading from both point and non-point sources in surface-water basins in southern Florida measured in kilograms per year. The sources of phosphorus are broken down as fertilizer, manure, atmospheric deposition, septic tanks, major canals and rivers, and wastewater treatment facilities.
Place Names: 1950-1999, Southern Florida National Water Quality Assessment Unit, Peace River, Myakka River, Kissimmee River, Lake Okeechobee, Everglades Agricultural Area, East Coast Urban Area, Everglades, Big Cypress, Caloosahatchee River, St. Lucie River,
ISO Topic Categories: boundaries, geoscientificInformation, inlandWaters, oceans
Keywords: Phosphorus Loading in Surface Water Basins of Southern Florida, physical, political, hydrological, khydrologicalphysical features, local jurisdictions, drainage basins, boundaries, geoscientificInformation, inlandWaters, oceans, Unknown,1996
Source: K. H. Haag, R. L. Miller, L. A. Bradner, and D. S. McCulloch , USGS Water Resources Investigations Report 96-4177 (Tallahassee, FL: U. S. Geological Survey, 1996) 13
Map Credit: Courtesy the University of South Florida Library |
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