Lake Okeechobee Conditions Report January 13, 2009:

 

According to the USACE web site, Lake Okeechobee stage is 13.81’ NGVD, which is 0.10’ lower than a week ago, 0.34’ lower than a month ago, and 3.69’ higher than it was a year ago.  The current stage is 0.90’ below the historical average for this date and 0.24 above the simulated average using the current regulation schedule (LORS2008).  Total reported inflows are 246 cfs and are limited to flows through S65E.  Total reported outflows are 1810 cfs and include environmental releases to the Caloosahatchee River (625 cfs), water-supply releases through the S351, S352, and S354 (968 cfs) and to the L8 at Canal Point (191 cfs), and a small amount of flow (26 cfs) through the S308.

 

Two thirds of the monthly submerged-aquatic-vegetation (SAV) survey has been completed.  In the south, 5 sites were visited and 10 sites were still too terrestrial to sample.  No plants were found at the 5 sites visited. In the north, 20 of the 25 sites visited had plants. Sparse Ceratophyllum (coontail) was present at 15 sites, sparse Najas was present at 10 sites, sparse Hydrilla was present at 5 sites and very sparse Vallisneria was found at 3 sites. Water clarity was good with an average secchi depth:total depth ratio of 0.54.  Plants are starting to colonize in areas that were dry before TS Fay.

 

 

 

 

 


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