Estuarine Conditions as of
April 22, 2008
St. Lucie Estuary
Current Conditions:
There were no releases
through S-80 over the past week. During this same period, discharge was minimal
at S-49 from C-24 and at S-49 from the C-24, respectively averaging 1.64 cfs
and 0.07 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 |
|
11.09 (10.13)
|
12.44
(10.41) |
|
HR1 (N. Fork) |
14.04 ( 9.19) |
16.87 (13.40) |
|
|
15.93 (13.08)
|
18.02
(15.03) |
8.0 – 25.0 |
A1A Bridge |
24.66 (23.60) |
27.79
(27.52) |
20.0 – 31.0 |
Average salinity increased 1
to 2 ppt in the South Fork, 3 to 5 ppt in the North Fork, 3 ppt at
Caloosahatchee Estuary
Current Conditions:
The direction of flow though
S-77 at the beginning of the week was 166 cfs into
|
Weekly Average Salinity
(ppt) |
|
Sampling Site |
Surface |
Bottom |
|
11.06 ( 9.03) |
11.73 (9.60)
|
Rt. 31 Bridge |
10.89 (
9.39) |
NA
(9.58) |
I-75 Bridge |
NA ( NA ) |
15.01
(16.04) |
|
19.40 (19.95) |
20.41 (21.16) |
|
26.95
(26.87) |
27.71
(27.74) |
Shell Point |
33.40
(33.44) |
34.15 (34.25) |
Average salinities increased
1 to 2 ppt in the upper estuary and remained the same in the lower
estuary. Salinity at the
FWRI reports that no Karenia brevis, the
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