LORS2008 Implementation on 4/20/2009 (Neutral Condition):

 

Water Supply Department Technical Input

 

Water Supply Outlook:

District wide, Raindar rainfall 0.707” for the week ending 4/20/2009. Lake stage on 4/20/2009 is 11.52 ft, down 0.29 ft from last week.

 

The updated April 2009 SFWMM Position Analysis percentile graph and tracking chart for Lake Okeechobee show that the current lake stage is in the Beneficial Use band and the likelihood of dropping into the Water Shortage Management zone for the on-coming dry season is moderate.

 

The LORS2008 tributary indices for the regions north are dry for the month of April. The LONIN is in the dry range.

 

 

Water Supply Risk Evaluation

Area

Indicator

Value

Color Coded

Scoring Scheme

LOK

Projected LOK Stage for the next two months

Beneficial Use

M

Palmer Index for LOK Tributary Conditions

-2.84

M

(Dry)

CPC Precipitation Outlook

1 month: Below Normal

M

3 months: Below Normal

LOK Seasonal Net Inflow Forecast

2.32 ft    (Very Wet)

L

AMO/neutral

LOK Multi-Seasonal Net Inflow Forecast

4.02 ft    (Wet)

L

AMO/neutral

WCAs

WCA 1: Sites 1-8C

Below Line 1 (14.83 ft)

M

WCA 2A: S11B headwater

Below Line 2 (9.81 ft)

H

WCA-3A: Sites 63, 64 & 65

Above Line 1 (8.77 ft)

L

LEC

Service Area 1

Two days per week watering

M

Service Area 2

Two days per week watering

M

Service Area 3

Two days per week watering

M

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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