Ed and I continue to document the discharges by air – “a picture speaks 1000 words…” ACOE continues discharging from Lake Okeechobee at 500 cubic feet per second as reported last week and week before. Lake Okeechobee is going down, and today, 3-22-21, sits at 14.79 feet.
Previous Posts:
Day Before the Discharges, March 5, 2021
Information:
~Most recent ACOE Periodic Scientist Call, 3-10-16: Periodic_Scientists_Call_2021-03-09
~SFWMD 3-16-21: Ops_Position_Statement__Mar_16_22_2021
~Florida Oceanographic Society WQ Report, 3-11-21/3-17-21
Aerials taken over St Lucie River/Southern Indian River Lagoon on 3-21-21, 12.30 pm, incoming tide, over St Lucie Inlet and Sailfish Flats between Sewall’s Point and Hutchinson Island, Martin County, Florida. One can see the effects with sediment cloud discharging into Atlantic Ocean and darkening waters. Nonetheless, salinity conditions are safe for oysters and Florida Oceanographic has water quality at a B-. Please read information section above for details.
See you next week.
J&E
Aerials 3-21-21 E&J Lippisch
REALLY good stuff Jacqui, thanks to you and Ed both!
Thank you Marty!
Lake O. is certainly too high at this point in time. It is very unlikely that Lake O. level can be reduced 2.5-3.0′ prior to June 1st. Will the summers of 2016 and 2018 be repeated in 2021? Our only hope is to move more water South. The new reservoirs and STAs can’t come soon enough for the East Coast and West Coast!
I so appreciate your comments!