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TENMILE CANAL AT CONTROL NEAR ESTERO, FL

LEE COUNTY, FL26.5069°N, -81.8544°W Updated 7 hr ago

FLOW RATE

158cfs

AIR TEMP

78°F

WIND

4mph SE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

158cfs 51.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 9–12 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

742cfs

PERIOD LOW

1cfs

RUNNABLE

10%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

19.8in

≈ normal

19.77 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 18.47 in).

YTD Total

19.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

18.5in

30-yr average

Typical Range

12.4–23.8in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+7%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 0.67" · normal 1.81" (0.3–4.2)

Jan

Feb: 0.98" · normal 1.46" (0.4–2.5)

Feb

Mar: 2.63" · normal 1.73" (0.4–3.0)

Mar

Apr: 2.56" · normal 2.04" (0.6–3.5)

Apr

May: 5.34" · normal 2.90" (0.7–4.9)

May

Jun: 6.10" · normal 6.95" (4.0–9.6)

Jun

Jul: 1.49" (so far)· normal 6.13" (4.2–7.5)

Jul

Aug: normal 6.38" (4.7–8.4)

Aug

Sep: normal 6.32" (3.2–9.5)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.04" (0.7–6.8)

Oct

Nov: normal 1.40" (0.1–3.4)

Nov

Dec: normal 1.38" (0.2–3.4)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo06:51 AM

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