Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1999

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Restrepo, Jorge I.

Abstract

Within St. Lucie County, Florida, a network of canals has been cut to provide flood protection, drainage, and irrigation. Many of these canals maintain a permanent to semi-permanent hydraulic connection with the surficial aquifer. MODFLOW code was used to simulate St. Lucie County groundwater levels. One of stresses that contributed to the solution of the groundwater levels, was the volume of water that flowed into or out of the aquifer through the canal system. In MODFLOW, the flow calculation between a canal and the aquifer is independent of the canal's location within the grid cell. The flow calculation was modified to incorporate canal location. Simulation results showed 34 percent of the model area realized groundwater levels that were plus or minus two-tenths to one-half foot when compared to the original levels. These results can be significant for model applications such as wetland protection and salt water intrusion.

Extent

386 p.

Comments

FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1999.|Charles E. Schmidt College of Science|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection

Identifier

FADT15651

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