9/15/2024
WT Staff
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September 15, 2024 1209 pm EDT
Severe drought in the northwest, southeast
Streamflow Situation from the USGS network of streamflow gauges in Ohio
Clear and sunny again on Sunday, high 85F the word out of NWS local office in Cleveland. Streamflows continue to run below normal to low in much of the network. Dry conditions and drought ratings persist across the west state on both sides of the drainage divide with Lower Maumee River watershed remaining in severe drought, adjacent watersheds in Lake Erie drainage basin at moderate drought. A large area of the east interior south of Lake Erie drainage basin is also rated below normal on the drought map Sunday with Hocking River watershed in severe drought through Hocking and Athens Counties.
WT HAB Tracker from the satellite monitoring program of the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science(NCCOS), Cyanobacteria Assessment Network (CyAN) and State sources where available
Lake Erie west basin
A new upload from NCCOS captured Sep 14 at wind speed 3.4 mph, another clear view of the HAB at a low enough wind speed for a reliable interpretation of the bloom area and extent. The concentrations appear as reported yesterday, Maumee Bay widespread HAB 1 to 2 million cells per ml. Maumee Bay State Park shows a hot spot up to 2 million cells per ml along the beach in the west, the rest of the bloom area a consistent 1 million cells per ml. Sandusky Bay is still presenting with widespread HAB at concentration 700 thousand cells per ml on both sides of OH-269. Widespread HAB wraps around Kelleys Island extending up to Pelee Island, a moderate concentration 200 thousand cells per ml. See the NCCOS image here.
Find the US EPA national beach advisories dashboard, here.
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