Lake Okeechobee Conditions Report
April 8, 2008:
According
to the USACE web site, Lake
Okeechobee stage is 10.48’ NGVD,
which is 0.19’ higher than a week ago and 0.38’ higher than a month
ago. The current stage is 0.39’ higher than it was a year ago and
3.75’ below its historical average for this time of year. Total
inflows exceed 4500 cfs and include the Kissimmee River (~1800 cfs),
S71 and S72 (~1800 cfs), S84 (~150 cfs), S77 (~100 cfs), and the L8
at Canal Point (~730 cfs). No outflows are
reported. Weekend rainfall totals at sites around the lake ranged from
1.50” at the Okeechobee Field Station to 3.74” at the S77.
Monthly
phytoplankton monitoring was performed on March 26. Six of nine sites had
sufficient water for sampling. Mean secchi
depth was 0.18 m. Chlorophyll and toxin data are not yet available, but
there was no visual evidence of bloom conditions at any of the sites.
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