Water Gauge - Anhinga Trail - Everglades National Park
Posted by: 
PeterNoG
N 25° 22.923 W 080° 36.426
17R E 539524 N 2807310
This Water Gauge is along the Anhinga Trail which is at the Royal Palm Visitor Center, about 2 miles south of the Main Park Road and 2 miles west of the entrance to Everglades National Park.
Waymark Code: WMM8ZQ
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 08/13/2014
Views: 7
With the alligators so close, the coordinates were taken at the sign; not at the water gauge.
~ text from the sign ~
How much water for wildlife?
The deep pools along the trail - called borrow pits - resulted from road and trail construction. There borrow pits are evidence of human influence on the natural water system of Everglades National Park. The extensive canal network throughout south Florida and competing demands for water have greatly affected the park's ecosystem.
Water levels, indicated on the gauge in the water, should be high during the rainy summer system and low during dry winter months. Agriculture and urban water needs outside the park can cause unnatural fluctuations in the flow in the slough. Both the amount of water - and the timing of its delivery - determine critical conditions for alligators, wading birds and a host of other Everglades residents.
The content of water flowing into the Everglades also affects plants and animals. For example, phosphates and nitrates from agricultural runoff promote excessive growth of cattails - forever changing the face of the "sawgrass" Everglades.
RIVER GAUGE INFORMATION:
no online info found
ANY ADDITIONAL WAYPOINT: Not Listed
WEB LINK FOR RIVER GAUGE: Not listed
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