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US Army Corps of Engineers
BUILDING STRONG®
Vulnerable estuarine habitats
Last Large Freshwater Wetland Corridor in Project Area
One of the Last Old Growth Cypress Floodplains in the SE Florida
PRESENTATION TITLE
Presenter Name
Presenter Title
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Date of Presentation
LOXAHATCHEE RIVER WATERSHED RESTORATION PROJECT
Study and Project Area Virtual Tour December 2014
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BUILDING STRONG®
LOXAHATCHEE RIVER WATERSHED
RESTORATION PRE-DEVELOPMENT
CYPRESS STRANDS
AND PINEWOODS
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BUILDING STRONG®
LAKE OKEECHOBEE
ATLANTIC OCEAN
JUPITER INLET
LAKE WORTH INLET
ST. LUCIE ESTUARY
LAK
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OR
TH LA
GO
ON
STUDY AREA
LOXAHATCHEE RIVER
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PRE-DEVELOPMENT
LOXAHATCHEE SLOUGH
ARTHUR R. MARSHALL
LOXAHATCHEE NATIONAL
WILDLIFE REFUGE
BUILDING STRONG®
I-95
Indiantown Road
I-95
LAKE OKEECHOBEE
ATLANTIC OCEAN
JUPITER INLET
LAKE WORTH INLET
ST. LUCIE ESTUARY
LAK
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OR
TH LA
GO
ON
ROADWAYS/COMMUNITIES
LOXAHATCHEE RIVER
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ARTHUR R. MARSHALL
LOXAHATCHEE NATIONAL
WILDLIFE REFUGE
BUILDING STRONG®
M-O
C-51
C-18 WEST
M CANAL
C-17 EPB-6
MASTERN DAM
LAINHART DAM
G-92
S-46
S-34
S-155A
S-5A
LAKE OKEECHOBEE
ATLANTIC OCEAN
JUPITER INLET
LAKE WORTH INLET
ST. LUCIE ESTUARY
LAK
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TH LA
GO
ON
MAJOR CANALS
AND STRUCTURES
LOXAHATCHEE RIVER
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C-18
Weir
ARTHUR R. MARSHALL
LOXAHATCHEE NATIONAL
WILDLIFE REFUGE
BUILDING STRONG®
PAL MAR
J.W. CORBETT WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREA
DUPUIS RESERVE
LOXAHATCHEE SLOUGH NATURAL
AREA
GRASSY WATER
PRESERVE
JONATHAN
DICKINSON STATE
PARK
HUNGRYLAND SLOUGH NATURAL
AREA
HISTORIC MOONSHINE
CREEK
KITCHING CREEK
CYPRESS CREEK
LOXAHATCHEE RIVER NORTHWEST FORK
LOXAHATCHEE RIVER ESTUARY
LAKE OKEECHOBEE
ATLANTIC OCEAN
JUPITER INLET
LAKE WORTH INLET
ST. LUCIE ESTUARY
LAK
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TH LA
GO
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NATURAL AREAS
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ARTHUR R. MARSHALL
LOXAHATCHEE NATIONAL
WILDLIFE REFUGE
BUILDING STRONG®
LAKE OKEECHOBEE
ATLANTIC OCEAN
JUPITER INLET
LAKE WORTH INLET
ST. LUCIE ESTUARY
LAK
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BASINS TODAY
LOXAHATCHEE RIVER
L-8 BASIN C-18 BASIN
C-51 EAST BASIN
LOXAHATCHEE
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ARTHUR R. MARSHALL
LOXAHATCHEE NATIONAL
WILDLIFE REFUGE
BUILDING STRONG®
LAKE OKEECHOBEE
ATLANTIC OCEAN
JUPITER INLET
LAKE WORTH INLET
ST. LUCIE ESTUARY
LAK
E W
OR
TH LA
GO
ON
EXISTING CONDITIONS
ARTHUR R. MARSHALL
LOXAHATCHEE NATIONAL
WILDLIFE REFUGE
Limited connections and
storage to capture and
move water to meet
environmental needs
Overdrainage of headwater
systems reduces base flow
LOXAHATCHEE RIVER
(COLORS = NATURAL AREAS)
L-8 BASIN
C-18 BASIN
C-51 EAST BASIN
LOXAHATCHEE
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BUILDING STRONG®
IMPACTS TO
NORTHWEST FORK
1940 1953 1964
1979
+
1985 1995
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BUILDING STRONG®
Indiantown Road
North County Airport
FLOWS TO LOXAHATCHEE RIVER NORTHWEST FORK VIA C-18 BASIN
Loxahatchee
Slough
Grassy Waters
Preserve
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C-18 West
C-18 East
Loxahatchee NW Fork
G-92
BUILDING STRONG®
G-160
G-161
G-92
C-18
Weir
GRASSY
WATERS PRESERVE
MECCA
SITE
FLOWS TO LOXAHATCHEE RIVER
NORTHWEST FORK VIA C-18 BASIN
G-92
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G-161
G-160
BUILDING STRONG®
C-10A S-76
L-8 Canal
L-8 Tieback Canal
Ctrl 2 PS M Canal
FLOWS TO LOXAHATCHEE RIVER NORTHWEST FORK VIA L-8 BASIN
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BUILDING STRONG®
Public Lands
FLOWS TO LOXAHATCHEE RIVER NORTHWEST FORK VIA CYPRESS CREEK
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BUILDING STRONG®
PDT DISCUSSION
14 Lainhart Dam