Description: This a consolidation of multiple datasets that together represent the approximate extent of retained waters, with a 300-foot buffer applied to each dataset. It is divided into 2 components, Screening Level 1 and Screening Level 2, which overlap in many areas.Screening Level 1 Datasets:Retained Waters List – This is a subset of lines and polygons from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset (1:24,000) representing the waters that are named on the MOA’s Retained Waters List. NOAA Composite Shoreline – This layer depicts shorelines of tidal waterbodies as digitized from NOAA’s historic surveys (T-sheets) of shorelines at Mean High Water (MHW) Screening Level 2 Datasets:FWC Shoreline (1:12,000) – This layer depicts shorelines of tidal and other major waters as digitized from aerial imagery (2004 DOQQs)NOAA MHHW Inundation (Sea Level Rise 0 foot) – This layer is a GIS analysis of tidal and elevation data to show areas that would be inundated at Mean Higher High Water (MHHW)Note that mapped shorelines may be changed by erosion, accretion, construction, and sea level rise, may be obscured by vegetation, and may not take into account the presence of water control structures, so the mapped shoreline may not be the same as the actual shoreline. The actual location of the 300 foot guideline must and shall be measured from the actual presence & location of the MHW (for tidal waters) or OHW (for non-tidal portions of the Retained Waters List) based on application drawings, site observations, or professional surveys.
Copyright Text: Florida Department of Environmental Protection, US Army Corps of Engineers