Even with the S-12A and B gates still being closed,
Flow through the S-12s is still “above average” for early July.
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| Hydrograph showing discharge through the four S-12 structures from 2015 to present. The dotted white line shows the long-term median and the blue line the recent few years. The S-12s are closed each winter and spring per regulatory criteria. |
The reason?
Answer: The record-rainy May filled up upstream Water Conservation 3A.
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| On the downstream side of S-333, a companion structure to the S-12s that, instead of directly sending water south into the Park, releases water east towards the new bridges being built on the Tamiami Trail |
As for when the S-12A and B will open, I suspect later this month.
