Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program

Quarterly Environmental Monitoring Summary

April 1, 2007 to June 30, 2007

Water Flows:

Peace River Basin

Very low

Myakka River

Very low

Caloosahatchee

Very low/poor in upper estuary and fair/good in lower estuary

Estero Tributaries

Moderate to low

Water Quality:

Chlorophyll a (below 11 mg/l)

Good

Color

Slightly lower than average

Turbidity

Average; May- high in Upper Caloosahatchee and lower Estero

Total Nitrogen

Average

Total Phosphorous

Average

Secchi Depth

Worse than average, except in Charlotte Harbor proper

Temperature

Hotter than average

Dissolved Oxygen (above 5

Better than average

Salinity

Saltier than average in April and June, fresher in May

Habitat:

Red Tide

Not Present

Fish Kills

Slightly above normal

Fish Lesions

None

Other kills

Two Manatee deaths in April

Sewage Spills

None

Shellfishing

All areas open, except for Myakka, as of 10/29/07

Seagrasses

Conditions are good throughout.

Posted December 07, 2007.