Summer’s here:
That means canals are full.
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Can you see the submerged slots where the stop gates slide in and out? |
And in this case flowing directly to tide.
That’s because the stop gates get completely pulled out.
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Here’s the stop gate, resting on the road bank of the State Road 29 Canal |
With conservation lands on both sides,
Maybe its time we found a way save that water (i.e. hold it back in the freshwater wetlands) to enhance and seasonally prolong sheetflow instead.