Water Height

Take advantage of this late season rain.
This is a rare opportunity to go up-land paddling in December and maybe later.

Water station G-3576 is reporting +7.4 (NGVD29) this a little higher than it was in October 2013 when I last paddled the New Bridge Loop.
New Bridge Loop starts at the Coopertown ramp goes east in the Tamiami Canal to the new bridge,
under the bridge, through the grass to the airboat trail and then
back to Coopertown. It's a short (6 mile) introduction to grass and airboat trail paddling.
I have done it staying completely dry in the boat when the water level at G-3576 was +7.2.

Water station P-38 is reporting +0.54 (NAVD88) this is holding the same height since
early October. As everyone knows this station monitors the water level for the only
paddling from pine trees to mangroves, the best up-land paddling
in the park - Mahogany Hammock! Day picnics to Roberts River Chickee or even
Lane River Chickee, single day through trips to Lucerne Country and Whiskey Creek and with the water level holding, a very unique, off the brochure way to start
the Wilderness Waterway. I paddled Mahogany Hammock two times this season
since mid-October and have paddled both times without much pushing.

Water stations R127 monitoring Taylor Slough and NP202 monitoring Shark Slough
are both holding the same level as October. A slough trip in December?!
Yes indeed very doable.

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Permalink Reply by yakmaster on November 22, 2020 at 12:12pm

Enjoy!

The whole park is DEEP.

Water's across the road in some places.

And in Flamingo, the eco tents and houseboats are available.

Pilings are being driven for the cottages. Delivery, late next season.

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Permalink Reply by Flex Kayakfari.com on November 30, 2020 at 11:39pm

Decided to paddle through a dwarf cypress forest last week ..

On the "Pa-Hay-Okee"

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/2020/11/29/high-water-forest-paddli...

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Permalink Reply by Flex Kayakfari.com on December 1, 2020 at 12:41pm

With the record high water levels it’s now possible to paddle among pines and paurotis! :)

https://kayakfari.wordpress.com/2020/12/01/high-water-paddling-thro...

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Permalink Reply by Amazon Bill on December 3, 2020 at 8:40pm

Flex, the water is really deep! Looks like 2 ft deep in the cypress photo. What about an expedition to find the Payhokee to main street route? A day trip maybe.

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Permalink Reply by yakmaster on December 4, 2020 at 8:22am

Is that LPk?

nce!

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Permalink Reply by Jay on December 4, 2020 at 12:14pm

Man I miss this!

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Permalink Reply by Amazon Bill on December 4, 2020 at 12:21pm

Jay, where are you these days? Is the Glades too far?

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Permalink Reply by Flex Kayakfari.com on December 5, 2020 at 9:23am

Yes, it is. This is right off the little boardwalk just before Pahayokee.

We could just freerange north about 5 miles to intersect Main Street.

I just randomly ran into James Adams at SV the other day. He paddled / poled up from Flamingo! Said there's so much water it was hard to stay on track (good thing on the pvc pipes!). Let's DO IT guyz!!

Amazon Bill said:

Flex, the water is really deep! Looks like 2 ft deep in the cypress photo. What about an expedition to find the Payhokee to main street route? A day trip maybe.