The Elevation to Area Relationship of Lake Behnke

Authors

Kaitlin Deutsch, University of South Florida

Publication Year

2012

Abstract

The objective of this project was to determine the area-to-depth relationship in Lake Behnke, which acts as the principal stormwater drainage basin for the University of South Florida campus in Tampa, Florida. Data previously collected in a stormwater management study by Jeffery Earhart illustrated a linear correlation between the lake's area and depth; however, that study was conducted in 1998, and this present work serves to double check that correlation. We analyzed a bathymetric map of Lake Behnke that displayed several contour lines indicating depth and approximated the area inside each closed curve with a contour integral. The resulting relationship between area and elevation was determined to be more parabolic than linear.

Recommended Citation

Deutsch, Kaitlin (2012) "The Elevation to Area Relationship of Lake Behnke," Undergraduate Journal of Mathematical Modeling: One + Two: Vol. 4: Iss. 2, Article 5.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5038/2326-3652.4.2.5
Available at: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/ujmm/vol4/iss2/5

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