WCA -
(June 24, 2008)
Rainfall:
Heavy
rainfall occurred throughout the Greater Everglades last week (see attached raindar.gif), ranging from 3.61” to
5.67”, greatly exceeding area pan evaporation of 1.26” (see srs.pdf). The WCA and Park basin
rainfall totals for the week were:
WCA-1:
5.67”
WCA-3A: 5.49”
WCA-2A:
4.97”
WCA-3B: 4.97”
WCA-2B: 3.61”
ENP:
5.06”
Water Conservation Areas:
The
heavy rainfall this week produced rapid reversals and elevated stages
throughout the Greater Everglades (see attached WCA Stages.xls). Stages rose between
0.2 ft in WCA-3B to 0.82 ft in northeastern Shark River Slough. Stage
reversals produced poor conditions for wading bird foraging throughout the
Substantial
rainfall totals were measured across the southern Everglades last week,
including accumulations of 2.5-7.1” in
In response
to this much-needed rainfall, water levels rose across the ENP wetlands (see Stages.pdf). Water level increased
by a substantial 3.7” in Shark River Slough at P33, 16” at Taylor Slough
Bridge, 9.4” in the panhandle (station EVER6), and 8.2” in the southern part of
Taylor Slough at Craighead Pond. Stage still remains below average for
this time of year at
Salinity
(see Salinity.pdf) across Florida
Bay remains elevated, but declined following the heavy rainfall.
Concentrations dropped into the mid-30s across northeast
Wildlife:
About 7000
nesting pairs of wading birds have been counted in the Refuge and 2000 pairs in
WCA 3A. It is not clear where they are foraging with the poor conditions
in the
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