No wake zone on Suwannee River
By
Denise Toledo on July 5th, 2012 | Last updated: March 28, 2013 at 3:46 pm
Water levels in north Florida rivers are still rising as rainfall from Tropical Storm Debby drains into rivers and tributaries. WUFT-FM’s Denise Toledo has details on the latest river impacted–a stretch of the Suwannee River. She talked with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokeswoman Karen Parker about the idle-speed, no wake zone that’s been implemented on the river
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That website mentioned for monitoring of the Suwannee River is www.mysuwanneeriver.com
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