Today’s post is a visual water update. My husband, Ed, flew over the confluence of the St Lucie River/Indian River Lagoon on July 6, 2022. As you can see, it looks beautiful. Our waters near the inlet are turquoise today. The water is not this color throughout the estuary, only in the area where the inlet regularly flushes in and out.
May Mother Nature hold off her heavy storms and rains this summer; may the state and federal agencies recharge themselves to do all possible to be laser-focused on sending water south.
As the heat increases, the annual algae bloom in Lake Okeechobee is expanding. Keep track on my brother Todd’s site, EYEONLAKEO.
#NOLAKEO
Aerials, July 6, 2022
-St Lucie Inlet’s nearshore reefs
-St Luice Inlet: confluence of SLR/IRL
-Sailfish Flats with budding seagrass and macro algae visible
-Sailfish Point, Hutchinson Island, Sewall’s Point, Stuart. Look at the color of the ocean!
Ed gets into the Van RV pre-flight, a plane I have not flown in yet. 🙂 Thank you Ed! Our “Eye in the Sky since 2013.”
KNOW THE ENEMY: Canals of the Central and South Florida Plan. Only C-44 is attached to Lake O and can have long term human-made discharges. All canals negatively affect the St Lucie Estuary.
It is very wonderful to see the reefs through turquoise water. Perhaps eventually we will see healthy seagrass near the Crossroads. Thank you “Dr. Eye in the Sky,” your passion for flying benefits us all.
Thanks mom!!!
Your turquoise water on the East coast looks beautiful!
Thank you Mike!
excellent to see clear water. Especially from above. I was in it yesterday at Sailfish Flats. Gorgeous!! Thanks Jacqui and Ed for the sky view reports!!!
Thank you Mike. I will check your facebook page for pictures. Glad is was nice!
Another fabulous blog post! Hit all the high and low points, good “eye candy”, good reference. Just really outstanding.
Marcella your words are very appreciated! Thank you!