Weirs

[MathGeek]

Originally Posted by noodle creek

7 inches on our rain gauge yesterday in 2 hours south of LC. From about jennings west to the border got the worst of it I believe. This was the 4th major downpour we have had at my house in the last month, but I can't speak for others.

When the salinity at both Cameron and Hackberry are both below 10 ppt, you've got a case that the weirs can probably be opened for a few days in a given week without harming the marsh. The hydrology of the region is complex, so the believed cause (observed rainfall) does not guarantee the desired effect (lowered salinity).

Some of you guys should make the meeting on 9 July try and get real answers regarding whether weir operation is closely tied to measured salinity as it should be, and what salinity range in the lake is considered safe with respect to opening the weirs.