LDWF says water levels in the area are influenced by rain, winds and tides. ... The Maurepas Swamp WMA includes 112,615 acres in Ascension, Livingston, St. John the Baptist and St. James parishes.

Tide Swamp Unit: 19,538 acres in Taylor County. A no-cost, daily use permit is required and available at the check station. Blackwater WMA: 191,148 acres in Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties.

Strong easterly wind and high tides have flooded parts of the Maurepas Swamp and Joyce Wildlife Management Areas (WMA), resulting in closures in some portions of two Wildlife Management Areas.