Daily Open/Closed Status and Map
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Area Information
- 2-Digit Number & Name: 16 Apalachicola Bay System
- Map Number(s): 16
- County(s): Franklin
- Boundaries: All waters of St. Vincent Sound, Apalachicola Bay and St. George Sound from Indian Pass, east to the first seawall west of Yents Bayou
- Types of Shellfish Present: Oyster
- Current Survey Date: September 1, 2022
Description of Management for Closures and Acres
1611 and 1601 Apalachicola Bay System Approved
Closed during emergency conditions, including hurricanes, tropical storms, sewage discharges, red tide and illnesses or when three-day cumulative rainfall measured by NOAA exceeds 8.42 inches or Apalachicola River discharge measured two days prior at Blountstown, Florida, exceeds 155,000 cubic feet per second. Includes shellfish leases 609 and 981.
Acres: 21,300
1612 Apalachicola Bay System Conditionally Approved
Closed when Apalachicola River discharge measured two days prior at Blountstown, Florida, exceeds 25,132 cubic feet per second, Includes shellfish leases 551, 551-B, 580 and 582.
Acres: 7,297
1622 Apalachicola Bay System conditionally Approved
Closed when Apalachicola River discharge measured two days prior at Blountstown, Florida, exceeds 37,379 cubic feet per second.
Acres: 19,285
1632 Apalachicola Bay System Conditionally Approved
Closed when two-day cumulative rainfall measured by NOAA exceeds 1.67 inches, or Apalachicola River discharge measured four days prior at Blountstown, Florida, exceeds 65,456 cubic feet per second. Includes shellfish lease 525.
Acres: 356
1642 Apalachicola Bay System Conditionally Approved
Closed when Apalachicola River discharge measured two days prior at Blountstown, Florida, exceeds 50,889 cubic feet per second.
Acres: 10,346
1672 Apalachicola Bay System Conditionally Approved
Closed when two-day cumulative rainfall measured by NOAA exceeds 4.87 inches or Apalachicola River discharge measured at Blountstown, Florida, exceeds 46,385 cubic feet per second.
Acres: 10,758
1652 Apalachicola Bay System Conditionally Approved May-Sept.
Closed when four-day cumulative rainfall measured by NOAA exceeds 2.91 inches or Apalachicola River same day discharge measured at Blountstown, Florida, exceeds 29,838 cubic feet per second.
Acres: 3,664
1662 Apalachicola Bay System Conditionally Approved May-Sept.
Closed when five-day cumulative rainfall measured at the airport in Apalachicola, Florida, exceeds 4.99 inches or Apalachicola River same day discharge measured at Blountstown, Florida, exceeds 29,838 cubic feet per second.
Acres: 9,133
Apalachicola Bay System Prohibited
Acres: 31,846