WCA -
Rainfall:
Substantial
rainfall occurred throughout the Greater Everglades, especially along its
eastern borders (see Raindar.gif).
Rainfall totals again ranged from a high of 4 inches in NE Shark River Slough,
to a low total of 2.2 inches for the Lox. National Wildlife refuge. All
rainfall was surplus because the total weekly evaporation estimate was only
1.27 inches (see attached srs.pdf).
Water Conservation Areas:
Water
levels have increased significantly for a second week, and all gauges recorded
a GOOD wet season inundation (i.e., re-hydration) rate (see stages.xls). A maximum inundation of
0.62 ft per week was recorded in WCA-2A. The lowest inundation (0.07 ft per
week) was recorded at gauge 62 (NW WCA-3A). Inundation rates were directly
related to raionfall patterns (see raindar).
As one would expect, water levels are approaching more realistic wet season
values of 2 ft to 3 ft. However, there are still many regions of the
Wetland
stations received between 1.1 – 5.1” of rain. The weekly RAINDAR ENP
spatially averaged basin-wide accumulation was just over 4” last week, though
even more impressive was the total of 10.5” for the C-111 basin just to east
(see attached .gif). ENP wetland water levels increased as a result of this
rainfall and flow from upstream. Stations in the south all saw impressive
increases in stage last week: 7.2” at
Salinity
showed mixed trends across FL Bay last week in conjunction with the spatial
distribution of rainfall. Strong discharge moving out of the creeks
toward
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