Estuarine Conditions as of
Jan 22, 2008
St. Lucie Estuary
Current Conditions:
There were no releases
through S-80 over the past week. Discharge at S-97 on the C-23 Canal and
at S-49 on the C-24 canal averaged < 1.0 cfs. The current weekly
average salinities (in bold) at the four monitoring sites in the St. Lucie are
given below in parts per thousand (ppt), along with the previous week’s (in
parenthesis).
|
Weekly Average Salinity
(ppt) |
|
|
Sampling Site |
Surface |
Bottom |
Envelope |
|
11.1 (9.4)
|
13.5
(12.3) |
|
HR1 (N. Fork) |
15.4
(13.2) |
16.8
(15.5) |
|
|
18.7 (16.6)
|
17.9
(16.7) |
8.0 – 25.0 |
A1A Bridge |
27.6
(24.2) |
28.9
(26.7) |
20.0 – 31.0 |
Average salinity increased
during the past week. Both the surface and bottom salinity are in the preferred
range at the
FWRI
reports that concentrations
of Karenia brevis, the
Caloosahatchee Estuary
Current Conditions:
No discharge occurred at S-79
last week. The concentration of chlorides at the Olga Plant is 182
mg/l. Average salinity changed little over the past week. Weekly average
salinities for specific sites are given below in parts per thousand
(ppt). Current weekly averages (in bold) may be compared to last week’s
data (in parenthesis).
|
Weekly Average Salinity
(ppt) |
|
Sampling Site |
Surface |
Bottom |
|
18.5
(18.7) |
18.7
(18.7) |
Rt. 31 Bridge |
17.7
(17.4) |
18.4
(19.1) |
I-75 Bridge |
(NA) |
20.5
(21.8) |
|
22.7
(23.0) |
22.9
(24.0) |
|
25.9
(25.7) |
29.1
(29.0) |
Shell Point |
32.8
(33.7) |
34.5
(35.5) |
Conditions in the upper
estuary east of
FWRI
reports that water
samples collected between
To find this information on the web:
·
click on “Current
Week”
·
click on
“Technical Summary”
·
scroll to the
bottom and click on “Coastal Ecosystems”