WCA -
Rainfall:
Seven-day
rainfall totals were fair to good (see Raindar.gif).
Maximum average rainfall was 1.3 inches in the WCA-1. WCA-2A, WCA-2B,
WCA-3A and WCA-3B had rainfall amounts of 1.2, 0.7, 1.0 and 1.0 inches,
respectively.
Water Conservation Areas:
Rainfall
amounts led to fair to good re-hydration rates at all gages within the system
with the exception of WCA-2A and NW WCA-3A. The 2-17 gage in WCA-2A had a
net deficit water budget (-0.06’). The 6-2 gage in NW WCA-3 also reported
a net deficit of -0.03’, but the entire WCA-3 area average showed an increase
of 0.09’. These deficits at the 2-17 and 6-2 gages have been on going for
two an three weeks, respectively (see WCA_stages.xls).
Water depths remain good for this time of year because all locations have
at least 1.0 ft of water. Stages in WCA-1 are within Zone A2. Water
levels in WCA-2A remain well above regulation. Stages in WCA-3 are again
slightly below regulation (see reg
stages.doc).
Rainfall was
patchy and generally low across ENP and FL Bay last week. Wetland and
marine stations received between 0.1 - 0.7” of rain over the 7d period.
The weekly RAINDAR ENP spatially averaged basin-wide accumulation was on the
high side of this range at 0.8” last week (see attached .gif). ENP
wetland water levels decreased last week due to lower rainfall. The water level
(6.23’) at Shark River Slough (P33) decreased by only 0.01’ over the 7d period,
but is low for this time of the year (end of the rainy season). Stations
in the south saw water level declines of 0.25’ at
Salinity
remained low and stable across Fl Bay last week. Strong flow from the
Everglades down to the Bay through both Trout Creek and
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