Estuarine Conditions as of November 27,
2007
St. Lucie Estuary
Current Conditions:
There were no releases
through S-80 over the past week. Discharge at S-97 on the C-24 Canal
averaged 64 cfs. Discharge at S-49 on the C-23 canal averaged 2 cfs. 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 |
|
|
7.2 (4.3) |
8.6 (5.7) |
|
|
HR1 (N. Fork) |
9.0 (8.1) |
10.9 (11.0) |
|
|
|
12.8 (11.0) |
12.9 (12.3) |
8.0 – 25.0 |
|
A1A Bridge |
22.3 (18.4) |
26.6 (24.3) |
20.0 – 31.0 |
Salinity increased this week
throughout the estuary. Both the surface and bottom salinity are now up to the
preferred range at the
Caloosahatchee Estuary
Current Conditions:
No discharge occurred at S-79
last week. The concentration of chlorides at the Olga Plant is 147
mg/l. Average salinity increased throughout the estuary last week.
Weekly average salinities for specific sites are given below in parts per
thousand (ppt). Current weekly averages (in bold) may be compared to last
week’s data (in parenthesis).
|
|
Weekly Average Salinity
(ppt) |
|
|
Sampling Site |
Surface |
Bottom |
|
|
14.7
(13.3) |
15.0
(14.0) |
|
Rt. 31 Bridge |
13.5
(12.0) |
14.9
(14.0) |
|
I-75 Bridge |
13.4
(12.0) |
15.7
(14.6) |
|
|
19.0
(17.1) |
19.2
(18.4) |
|
|
23.7
(22.8) |
26.8
(25.1) |
|
Shell Point |
32.4
(30.3) |
33.9
(31.5) |
Salinity conditions
throughout the system remain good seaward of
FWRI
reports that water
samples collected alongshore this week between Pinellas and Collier counties
contained no Karenia brevis, the
To find this information on the web:
·
click on “Current
Week”
·
click on
“Technical Summary”
·
scroll to the
bottom and click on “Coastal Ecosystems”