Lake is down (but not out)
Among other things,
this maps shows that Lake O
stage is 4 feet lower than the
Everglades to the south.
Isn't supposed to flow there?
Answer: Not (naturally) anymore.
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Permalink Reply by Swamp Hunter on
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I have always known that water will puddle up where rain is heaviest but I thought it always eventually, gradually flowed basically south albiet ever so slowly. I will have to study the map some day.. I would imagine there is some backpumping going on but I dont understand why a pump is needed to push water south unless the natural southerly flow is blocked.
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Are you saying they are pumping the water south out of Lake O? Does this mean they are making WCA1 into a huge lake?
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Permalink Reply by Robert Sobczak on
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WCA1 is 4 ft higher than Lake O. To get water into it, therefore requires pumping it. Is it a lake? My understanding is that flow mostly occurs around the perimeter canal, not through the marsh ... therefore in a way, yes.
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