The Importance Of Water In The Everglades

Water, It is an important element for the Everglades’ to survive and for any living animal. The Everglades requirement of water differs depending on time of the year. The Everglades are delicate, netherless can be changed easily. The most direct water way, is the rain, the Everglades get large amounts of its water from rainfall, about 60 inches of water per year. Due to wetland loss and lowering of water tables, lead to reducement of freshwater flow and increment of salt in the water in the estuaries which destroy natural water storage in areas. Without freshwater canals, many species would not be able to move into larger waterways. To repair the fresh water canals the South Florida Natural Recourse Center is providing more fresh and clean water into the River of Grass.
The canals in the past were larger and much wider, the canal flow in the present is thinner, and less fresh water is flowing into larger waterways. Another cause of decrease in canals is, The population increase in broward county. Due to population increase more citizens own more houses which leads draining the everglades to create more land. By removing one organism disrupts the food chain. Also, the project to repair the everglades is an ongoing