Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2016 17:08:31 EST
Summary: Flooding due to record rainfall over the Everglades for the first half of the dry season is adversely impacting wildlife, and water control structures have been opened to release water.
Due to record rainfall, water levels in the Everglades are over one foot above normal for the dry season, and water control structures have been opened to lower the water levels in Water Conservation Area 3, which includes large portions of Broward and Miami-Dade Counties. Most of the flood waters are being diverted through the new 1-Mile Bridge and into the NE Shark River Slough of the Everglades National Park (ENP) from the L-29 Canal (aka Tamiami Canal). The Tamiami Canal is expected to be operated at the highest stages ever recorded. Because it is a managed system and the system has been recently modified, the magnitude of the flows is uncertain.
On Feb 17, 4 crews (8 people) are scheduled to measure flows at several locations along the L-29 Canal to determine the flows entering Everglades National Park.