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num1machinegunneroif · Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 1:42 pm Post subject: canal water

The water in my canal has large streaks of red colored water. Hoping its just run off, but i have never seem the water like this before after a rain.

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Get a sample of it to TPWD if you can.

greenhornet2 · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 25 Jan 2009 Posts: 448

I saw red streaks yesterday in the canals

SaltyMutt · Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 1:53 pm Post subject:

You taking about the flour bluff canals?
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num1machinegunneroif · Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2013 2:21 pm Post subject: canal water

Canal on the island. Off of Jolly Roger St

HighTide · Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 6:34 am Post subject:

For the past few days gulls have been diving for dying bait. Also, I've seen many Perch floating on the edges of the canals. This is going on at the Padre Isles canals.
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speckled.trout · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 30 Aug 2012 Posts: 1190

Brown tide, the small fish kill is being caused by very low oxygen levels.

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HighTide · Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 7:14 am Post subject:

I just went to look in the backyard and there are tons of dead Perch. Ouch!
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cdhknives · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 03 Aug 2012 Posts: 297

That matches the water behind my house. The stale odor of rot (not overpowering, thankfully), the deep murky brown water, and reddish highlights...nasty.
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AcousTennis · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 13 Sep 2010 Posts: 1319

I guess I'm "lucky" as mine hasn't turned red but did find a flounder washed up...no idea if it's from the tide or other cause ...the canals further in the island look nasty
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Dont say that Tino. Dead flounder?? I found 6 live and fat ones last night. Smile

I went ahead and let TPWD know about the canal situation.

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TPWD reply

Texas Parks and Wildlife - Harmful Algal Blooms Research & Education

We are aware of the discolored water out there. Biologists checked it out last week and found an algal bloom made up of a few nontoxic species that is likely depleting the oxygen in the canals. Very common in the warmer months. Unfortunately, those canals often do not have good water circulation and the blooms hang around longer than out in the open bay.