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Using diversity as an example, salinity at the peak of the diversity was determined from<br />

graphs (Janicki, 2006) illustrating response to salinity. At a salinity of 8.0 ppt, the<br />

maximum diversity of 2.7 was reached. Reducing the diversity by fifteen percent <strong>and</strong><br />

solving for salinity results in a value of 12.15 ppt.<br />

Next, the location of peak salinity (8.0 ppt) under Block 1 flow (unadjusted) was<br />

determined to be 2.0 Rkm using the LSM regression. Holding this location <strong>and</strong> setting<br />

the salinity at this location to 12.15 ppt, the regression was solved for flow resulting in a<br />

reduced flow of 125 cfs. Recapping, a flow of 144 cfs (representing observed median<br />

block flows 9184-2004) results in a salinity of 8.0 ppt at Rkm 2.0, while a flow of 125 cfs<br />

results in a salinity of 12.15 at the same location. At salinity of 12.15, peak diversity is<br />

reduced by fifteen percent <strong>and</strong> the associated flow reduction is thirteen percent.<br />

7.4 Application of Salinity Habitat Model<br />

Determination of the loss of volume (or bottom area) at a given salinity was determined<br />

sequentially according to the following steps using the LOC correlations.<br />

1) Estimate location (Rkm) of desired isohaline under baseline flows.<br />

(Bottom isohalines <strong>and</strong> median block flows, adjusted for pumpage were used.<br />

Block 1 observed median for 1984-2004 = 144 cfs plus anthropogenic adjustment<br />

of 12.7 cfs.) Block 1 flow evaluated was 157 cfs. Block 3 flow evaluated was<br />

175 cfs)<br />

2) Estimate upstream volume (or area as appropriate) at the river location<br />

calculated in step 1 using volume vs. Rkm equation. (See Figure 3.3)<br />

3) Reduce the upstream volume by fifteen percent.<br />

4) Calculate the new location of the isohaline from volume vs. Rkm equation<br />

5) Calculate the reduced flow that would result in the new location of the<br />

isohaline using the LOC correlation.<br />

The steps are graphically illustrated in Figure 7- 7 for Block 1 adjusted flows (144 cfs +<br />

12.7 cfs adjustment) <strong>and</strong> the 2 ppt isohaline. This approach was repeated for all<br />

isohalines of interest <strong>and</strong> for both volume <strong>and</strong> bottom area. A fifteen percent loss was<br />

determined for each isohaline LOC equations presented in Table 4-7 <strong>and</strong> intermediate<br />

isohalines were interpolated from those results. For example, the Block 1 percent flow<br />

reduction for 14 ppt volume was 6.40 % <strong>and</strong> for 16 ppt volume the reduction was<br />

5.60%. The 15 ppt volume reduction was interpolated as 6.01%<br />

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Proposed <strong>Minimum</strong> <strong>Flows</strong> <strong>and</strong> Levels for <strong>Weeki</strong> <strong>Wachee</strong> <strong>River</strong><br />

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