Estuarine Conditions as of August 21,
2007
St. Lucie Estuary
Current Conditions:
No releases occurred at S-80
over the past week. Weekly average salinities at the four monitoring
sites in the St. Lucie are given below in parts per thousand (ppt).
|
Weekly Average Salinity
(ppt) |
|
|
Sampling Site |
Surface |
Bottom |
Envelope |
|
2.9 |
3.9 |
|
HR1 (N. Fork) |
4.2 |
9.00 |
|
|
7.6 |
8.5 |
8.0 – 25.0 |
A1A Bridge |
15.0 |
20.1 |
20.0 – 31.0 |
Local freshwater inflow has
caused surface salinity at both the
Caloosahatchee Estuary
Current Conditions:
Discharge at S-79 averaged
246 cfs over the past week. Chloride
concentration at the Olga Plant is presently 83 mg/l. Weekly
average salinity at the monitoring sites in the Caloosahatchee Estuary are given below in parts per thousand (ppt).
|
Weekly Average Salinity
(ppt) |
|
Sampling Site |
Surface |
Bottom |
|
5.9 |
6.0 |
Rt. 31 Bridge |
NA |
6.3 |
I-75 Bridge |
5.2 |
8.8 |
|
12.6 * |
NA |
|
18.4 |
19.1 |
Shell Point |
29.7** |
32.1** |
average of past two days; ** average of past 4 days;
NA= not available
Since surface salinity
exceeds 10 ppt at the
FWRI reports that no Karenia
brevis, the
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