Alafia River Minimum Flows and Levels - Southwest Florida Water ...

and upstream reaches of the river were established perpendicular to the river
channel in dominant vegetation types (Figures 4-4 and 4-5). Cross-sections
were established between the 0.5 percent exceedance levels on the north and
south sides of the river channel, based on previous determinations of the
landward extent of floodplain wetlands in the river corridor. Ground elevations
were determined at 50-foot intervals along each cross-section. Where changes
in elevation were conspicuous, elevations were surveyed more intensively.
Figure 4-4. Downstream vegetation cross section (transect) locations and GAP classes on
the Alafia River.
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