Current Conditions

[jeandiver]

FYI: Santa Fe river at the US 27 Bridge is like about 3-5 feet under the bridge deck. The flow is like ripping thru there.
And it looks like the parking lot right by the bridge might go under.
Lots of people stopping and looking at the flow in the river .
So I bet Gator Hole ... well (SMILE)

Beano

[Sludge]

during deco I am completely sedentary.

Kind of like me holding on to a scooter...

[Jim Wyatt]

Are there any suspected tox incidents that occurred below 1.4 where helium was not involved?

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[Xaryo]

Last march when it flooded, how long before the water came back to "normal" in the rivers?

I was planning going to cave country at the end of July. Should I be worried? Since it is a 24h drive down there, I want to be sure.

[jj1987]

Last march when it flooded, how long before the water came back to "normal" in the rivers?

I was planning going to cave country at the end of July. Should I be worried? Since it is a 24h drive down there, I want to be sure.

I would guess even if they're back and not blown that viz won't be the greatest. Maybe take the trip to the Mill Pond instead?

[floridakid]

Kind of like me holding on to a scooter...

Until your scooter craps out and you have to swim home

[FW]

Last march when it flooded, how long before the water came back to "normal" in the rivers?

I was planning going to cave country at the end of July. Should I be worried? Since it is a 24h drive down there, I want to be sure.

Last March may not be a great indicator in this case. The current flooding was mostly in Fl, and hopefully will serve to refresh the aquifer. It is possible that conditions will clear faster, but we don't have many recent incidents of this type to draw a reliable conclusion. My guess it will clear faster than when it rains hard over south Georgia, and floods the caves with a lot of tannic swamp water. However, the end of July may bee too soon, so Marianna is probably a better bet.

[Leslie Sapp]

With the extremely low aquifer and the amount of water coming down the river, I expect every spring on the Suwannee and Santa Fe to be blown for some weeks. Manatee may escape, but given the recent reports of low flow there, I doubt it.
I just visited the river here a few minutes ago, and while it still has a few feet to go before it tops the banks, there is a huge amount of muddy water and debris headed south right now.

The bad news is - it's really dry and this water is going to infiltrate for miles and muddy our springs and wells for some time to come. The good news is- it's really dry and once this water gets below the Branford/Santa Fe bottlenecks, there's a whole lotta space both above and below ground for it to flow into.

My prediction/hope is that as far as my neck of the woods is concerned, it's not going to be that much of an event.

[Sludge]

Until your scooter craps out and you have to swim home

Good point.

Actually, I keep 32% in my backgas that I don't touch, and breathe 34% from stages. I need to keep in mind that if (when) the scooter craps out and I swim out, to make sure I do it on backgas. Thanks.

[JillHeinerth]

Ginnie conditions as of noon on Saturday... really fast and be careful when you kayak. You might get hung up on a BBQ.