Estuarine Conditions as of May 27, 2008
St. Lucie Estuary
Current Conditions:
There were no
releases through S-80 from C-44 and S-48 from C-23 over the past week.
The flow values from S-49 from C-24 were unavailable. 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 |
|
18.89 (19.24)
|
20.14
(20.81) |
|
HR1 (N. Fork) |
21.67 (20.62) |
22.90 (22.85) |
|
|
NR (22.95) |
NR
(24.22) |
8.0 – 25.0 |
A1A Bridge |
29.49 (30.30) |
30.42
(31.83) |
20.0 – 31.0 |
Average salinity
increased slightly at HR1 and decreased slightly at
Caloosahatchee
Estuary
Current Conditions:
No discharge
occurred through S-79 during the past week. An average weekly discharge
of 274 cfs occurred at S-77and 131 cfs at S-78. The concentration of
chlorides at the Olga Plant was 248 ppm yesterday, up from 237 ppm in the
beginning of this reporting period. Current weekly averages (in bold) may be
compared to last week’s data (in parenthesis).
|
Weekly Average Salinity
(ppt) |
|
Sampling Site |
Surface |
Bottom |
|
16.71 ( 16.74) |
17.47 (17.25)
|
Rt. 31 Bridge |
18.12 (17.67)
|
19.06 (18.67) |
I-75 Bridge |
19.44 ( 18.64 ) |
20.51 (20.08) |
|
24.53 (24.41)
|
24.77 (24.56) |
|
31.89 (31.47) |
32.51
(32.13) |
Shell Point |
35.86 (35.67) |
36.51 (36.38) |
Average salinities
increased slightly (< 1 ppt) throughout the estuary. Average salinity
at the
FWRI reports that no
Karenia brevis, the
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Week”
click on “Technical
Summary”
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and click on “Coastal Ecosystems”
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