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| | SOFIA - FS-123-96 |
 | | Three types of coastal hydraulic control structures (gated spillways, gated culverts, and pump stations), as shown in figure 2, were strategically placed on the canal network, enabling water-management operators to drain water during high rainfall periods and to retain water during the dry periods. |
 | | Quantifying freshwater discharge through the coastal hydraulic control structures in eastern Dade County is an important component in the computation of accurate water budgets for the inland and wetland areas, calibration and use of water-management models, and computation of nutrient loadings to Biscayne Bay. |
 | | Only 12 of the 16 coastal hydraulic control structures have the necessary remote telemetry to compute continuous discharges; the other four (G-58, S-25, G-93, and S-197) are considered minor or, in the case of S-197, discharge significantly to the south of the area of interest. |
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