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

data (multiple regression) analyses showed weak (r 2 < 0.2) to moderate (r 2 < 0.8)
correlations between the two variables. Simple linear regressions were also
performed to assess the relationship between spring flows, spring water levels and
river stage in the area. Correlation analyses between discharge quantities at Lithia
and Buckhorn Springs indicate there is very little relationship between springflow at
the two sites along the river. Neither simultaneous nor lagged water level data
showed any significant correlation with spring flow (r 2 < 0.2).
Figure 2-7. Coefficent of determination (r 2 ) values between nearby well water levels (in feet
above NGVD) and discharge at Lithia Springs.
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