Following cutbacks in groundwater pumping at 11 well fields operated by Tampa Bay Water (TBW), thousands of wetlands in the Northern Tampa Bay area showed evidence of hydrologic recovery. Few of these wetlands are monitored and many seasonal streams entering and exiting the wetlands have not been mapped. As a result, we currently have little information on the hydroperiod of these wetlands or their potential to contribute to down gradient streamflow and possible flooding. The objectives of this study are to use a combination of field data and remote sensing to map and characterize the stream flow entering and exiting each wetland and to rank wetlands across this region in terms of their inundation potential.
