Lake Okeechobee Conditions Report April 22, 2008:

According to the USACE web site, Lake Okeechobee stage is 10.41’ NGVD, which is 0.07’ lower than a week ago and 0.25’ higher than a month ago.  The current stage is 0.50’ higher than it was a year ago and 3.50’ below its historical average for this time of year.  Total reported inflows of ~1500 cfs and include the Kissimmee River (~1400 cfs) and the L8 at Canal Point (~100 cfs).  Outflows of 359 cfs are reported through the S77. 

 

Field crews reported algal bloom conditions at several locations in the lake last week.  A surface bloom (possibly the toxin-producing Microcystis) was observed near the Pahokee Marina and evidence of bloom formation also was found at stations LZ40 (center of the lake), L005 (near the western shore), and L001 (near the northern shore).  Monthly phytoplankton monitoring is being conducted this week and samples will be collected for taxonomic analysis and toxin measurements.  

 


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