LORS
2008 Implementation on 1/20/09:
Operations
Department Technical Input
Stages in
On December 15, 2008, USACE discontinued base flows to the St. Lucie
Estuary and increased flows to the Caloosahatchee Estuary to 650 cfs. Today the USACE initiate a seven day
pulse release to the Caloosahatchee Estuary that will average 650 cfs over the
seven day period. The District
recommends that the USACE initiate another seven day 650 pulse release to the
Caloosahatchee Estuary when the current one is completed.
Refer to the current SFWMD Position Analysis tracking chart
and the LOK stage & discharge
history for more information.
For further information regarding
technical input for this week’s release decision, refer to the Recommendation from the SFWMD's Staff
Environmental Advisory Team.
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