Greetings from Frankie2Socks.
It is late January 2024 and the Umfolozi estuary and the St. Lucia estuary mouth are both still open to the sea and influenced by tidal actions.
The Umfolozi River has a net out-flow of water from the land into the ocean. The St. Lucia estuary mouth, on the other hand has other water flow issues that need to be understood and managed to minimize any future silt deposits, and ensure that these silt deposits from the Umfolozi River, drop out into the Umfolozi / Monzi flats and not into the St. Lucia estuary or lake St. Lucia basin, which includes False Bay, Mkhuze Swamps, Catalina Bay, Makatan area, Charters Creek, Fannies Island, Bird Island, lane island,
This is the ideal situation if we have water management rights within the Umfolozi River flow zone from rain to ocean. But we have what we have and that is not managed in any way. There are no sediment traps, managed or unmanaged within the flow zones and catchment areas of both the white and black Umfolozi Rivers and the combined flow further to the ocean .
What to do and who to discuss this with. ????
Please leave a comment and start a conversation about the health of lake St.ucia and the St. Lucia esturine systems.
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