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establishing a meaningful MFL rule, Biscayne Bay has been separated into six
sub-regions (Figures 1 -7):
· Snake Creek/Oleta River
· Northern Biscayne Bay
· Miami River/Government Cut
· Central Biscayne Bay
· South-Central Biscayne Bay
· Southern Biscayne Bay
The distinctly varying conditions in these sub-regions also led to the Bay being
subdivided into approximately these same units in the Comprehensive
Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) (USACE and SFWMD 1999). For the
purposes of establishing MFL rules, the CERP boundaries have been modified
slightly based on the influence of canal discharges, tidal inlets and the
presence/absence of submerged aquatic vegetation. Brief descriptions of the six
sub-regions and highlights of the characteristics that separate each one from
other areas of the Bay follow, in sequential order from north to south. More
detailed descriptions of the ecological conditions in each sub-region follow in
Section 2.c.
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C-9
SNAKE CREEK CANAL
ARCH CREEK
44 ST
NE 6 AVE
BISCAYNE BLVD WAY
N
W 135 S
T
H
ALLA
N
D
ALE BC
H BLV
D
PEMBR
O
KE R
O
A
D
WEST DIXIE HWY
NORTH SOUTH EXPWY
N
E 185 ST/MIA
G
D
N
S
D
DANIA BEACH BLVD
FEDERAL HWY/SE 6 AVE
S29
SK01 BB03
®1
Miles
Legend
! Water Quality Stations
" Structure Flow Sites
Major Roads
Biscayne Bay Sub-Regions
SFWMD Canals
Land Areas
Biscayne Bay Benthic Habitats
Continuous Seagrass
Patchy (Discontinuous) Seagrass
Hardbottom with seagrass
Hardbottom
Bare Substrate
Inland Water
Patch Reef
Platform Margin Reef
Uninterpretable/Uninterpreted
Figure 2 BFA Approximate Snake Creek/Oleta River Sub-Region
DUMFOUNDLING BAY
ATLANTIC
OCEAN
MAULE LAKE
OLETA RIVER
BROWARD BROWARD
MIAMI-DADE MIAMI-DADE
Source: http://ocean.floridamarine.org
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C-8
C-7
C-6
ARCH CREEK
44 ST
SW 8 AVE
71 S
T
W 63 ST
N
E 123 S
T.