Table 16. Everglades National Park Marine Monitoring Network stations 
Station 
Station name 
Latitude (N) 
Longitude (W) 
Start date 
BA 
Bob Allen Key 
25° I' 33' 
80° 40' 55' 
4/88 
BK 
Buoy Key 
25° 7' 15' 
80° 50' 2' 
4/88 
BN 
Butternut Key 
25° 5' 8' 
80° 31' 6' 
3/88 
BR 
Broad River 
25° 28" 40' 
80° 59' 23' 
1 / 9 0 
BS 
Blackwater Sound 
25° 10‘ 42' 
80° 26' 18' 
9/9 1 
CN 
Cane Patch 
25° 25' 18' 
80° 56' 33' 
1 / 9 0 
DK 
Suck Key 
25° 10" 46' 
80° 29' 23' 
4/88 
PC 
Highway Creek 
25° 15' 14' 
80° 26' 41' 
4/88 
JB 
Joe Bay 
25° 13" 26’ 
80° 32' 29' 
4/88 
JK 
Johnson Key 
25° 3* r 
80° 54' 13' 
3/88 
LB 
Little Blackwater Sound 
25° 12' 48' 
80° 26' O' 
9/9 1 
LM 
Little Madeira 
25° 10' 31' 
80° 37' 56' 
3/88 
LFt 
Little Rabbit Key 
24° 58' 52' 
80° 49' 33' 
4/88 
LS 
Long Sound 
25° 14' 5' 
80° 27" 27' 
3/88 
MK 
Murray Key 
25° 6' 20' 
80° 56' 32' 
4/88 
NR 
North River 
25° 20' 23' 
80° 54' 41* 
2/90 
PK 
Peterson Key 
24° 55" 5' 
80° 44' 46' 
3/88 
TB 
Terrapin Bay 
25° 9' 36' 
80° 43' 30' 
9/9 1 
TC 
Trout Cove 
25° 12' 44' 
80° 32' 1' 
3/88 
TR 
Taylor River 
25° 13' 28' 
80° 39" 11' 
3/88 
WB 
Whipray Basin 
25° 4' 41' 
80° 43' 39' 
3/88 
the onset of the rainy season within this upper Bay region. Consistent temporal data upon which 
to evaluate long-term changes in environmental conditions at any given location were limited. 
Strong evidence for long-term changes, given the high annual variability in conditions, was 
lacking. 
9.1.1.1. Inventorying and Monitoring Program 
Hydrological data are collected at the ENP. These data are used to assess the current 
hydrological conditions within the Park and are incorporated in hydrological models. Marine 
monitoring sites have also been established in Florida Bay and the Gulf coast estuaries. The ENP 
Marine Monitoring Network (MMN) currently occupies 21 stations within the Park, 18 in 
Florida Bay and 3 in the Shark Slough estuary. Twelve additional stations were added in early 
1994. Other stations operated in cooperation with the South Florida Water Management District 
(SFWMD) are located in Barnes Sound, Manatee Bay, and Joe Bay. The locations of the stations, 
and duration of operation are listed in Table 16. Data parameters collected are conductivity, 
water depth, precipitation and temperature. Parameters varied with station. Biological 
monitoring of the distribution and abundance of wildlife and fish is also carried out. The data is 
shared and integrated with that collected by other agencies such as the USGS, the SFWMD, and 
the US Army Corp of Engineers (COE). A 
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