Suwannee River Levels

[Angie Reim]

Isn't there a site somewhere that shows current (and historical) Suwannee River levels? I know I've seen a link to it somewhere - I thought in the Cave Conditions section of this website. I can't find it. Anybody out there wanna share?

Angie

[rblackburn]

Here is the page I use:

http://www.mysuwanneeriver.com/water...ver+levels.asp

[Puttzer]

I check the river levels almost daily and this is my favorite site.

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ahps.cgi?tae&bfdf1

[normblitch]

I check the river levels almost daily and this is my favorite site.

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ahps.cgi?tae&bfdf1

Has anyone ever collated River levels with expected Spring conditions, ie that, say, Telford floods when the (fill in the blank) gauge station reports x.x feet?

Norm

[Angie Reim]

Well that's what I was trying to get a handle on. See if over time river levels are indicative of spring conditions. Intuitively we know this is true, but at what level can one expect to make a long drive and find good viz. Seems that it's been flipflopping of late so I wondered how many feet makes how much difference. Ya' know, general guideline stuff.

[normblitch]

Well that's what I was trying to get a handle on. See if over time river levels are indicative of spring conditions. Intuitively we know this is true, but at what level can one expect to make a long drive and find good viz. Seems that it's been flipflopping of late so I wondered how many feet makes how much difference. Ya' know, general guideline stuff.

Thanks for taking this Project on...just check with Forrest to see if it has already been done!

<g>

Norm

[curtschu]

I posted something about two weeks ago when the river was still rising.
I noticed that the river level at Luraville was about 32 ft when Janet posted the park was closed on 7/14. This last peak was just 30.68 so we didn't flood out. So the next question is does rising water start degrading vis. or once it floods do then conditions slowly improve? Did anyone dive on 7/12 or 7/13 that can report? My observations were just for Peacock since we have an observer that can pinpoint the exact time of closure.

[Moonfuzzy]

I think this is a sliding scale sort of thing.. it is not only the river levels but also the aquafer pressure that matters. Low river low pressure may be similiar to high river high pressure, but if you are only looking at river levels you may think you will have good vis and be suprised ; )

[Angie Reim]

Thanks for taking this Project on...just check with Forrest to see if it has already been done!

<g>

Norm

PROJECT! What project! Oh no.......what do you mean like the 'C' word?

COMMITMENT?! Ahhhhhhhhhhh! Run, run away!

[DeWayne]

You might also need to factor in the rate at which the river levels change. Seems like that would contribute to the aquafer pressure. A good use of those DiffEQ classes that most slept through 8)