U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District Lake Okeechobee and Vicinity Report Data Ending 2400 hours 18 MAY 2008 _____________________________________________________________________________ Okeechobee Lake Regulation Elevation Last Year 2YRS Ago (ft-NGVD) (ft-NGVD) (ft-NGVD) *Okeechobee Lake Elevation 9.80 9.28 12.90 (Official Elv) Regulation Zone Elevations B= -NR- C= 16.61 D= 15.65 E= 13.62 18MAY (1965-2006) Period of Record Average 13.34 Difference from POR Average -3.53 Simulated Average LORSS2007 TSP[1965-2000] 12.04 Difference from Average LORSS2007 TSP -2.24 Today Lake Okechobee elevation is determined from the 4 interior stations ++Navigation Depths (Based on 2001 Channel Condition Survey) Route 1 ÷ 3.74' Route 2 ÷ 1.14' Bridge Clearance = 53.82' ______________________________________________________________________________ 4 Interior and 4 Edge Okeechobee Lake Average (Avg-Daily values): (BAD) L001 L005 L006 LZ40 S4 S352 S308 S133 9.80 9.70 9.81 9.90 9.67 10.06 9.97 10.03 *Combination Okeechobee Avg-Daily Lake Average = 9.87 (*See Note) Interior Okeechobee Lake Average (Avg-Daily values): L001 L005 L006 LZ40 9.80 9.70 9.81 9.90 *Interior Okeechobee Avg-Daily Lake Average = 9.80 (*See Note) Okeechobee Lake Average (Avg-Daily values): (BAD) (BAD) (BAD) (BAD) (BAD) C5 S4 S3 S2 S352 S308 S135 S133 S127 S129 9.60 9.67 10.12 10.04 10.06 9.97 9.72 10.03 10.79 10.12 *Edge Okeechobee Avg-Daily Lake Average = 10.01 (*See Note) ______________________________________________________________________________ Okeechobee Inflows (cfs): S65E 500 S191 -NR- Fisheating Cr -NR- S154 0 S133 Pumps 0 S135 Pumps 0 S84 0 S127 Pumps 0 S2 Pumps 0 S71 0 S129 Pumps 0 S3 Pumps 0 S72 0 S131 Pumps 0 S4 Pumps 0 Total Inflows: 500 Okeechobee Outflows (cfs): S135 Culverts 0 S354 -NR- S77 84 S127 Culverts -NR- S351 -NR- S308 (BAD) 0 S129 Culverts 0 S352 440 S131 Culverts L8 Canal Pt 2 C5 -NR- Total Outflows: 527 (BAD VALUE) Okeechobee Pan Evaporation (inches): S77 0.34 S308 0.26 Average Pan Evap x 0.75 Pan Coefficient = 0.23" = 0.02' Lake Average Precipitation using NEXRAD: = 0.00" = 0.00' Evaporation - Precipitation: = 0.23" = 0.02' Evaporation - Precipitation using Lake Area of 730 square miles is equal to 4417 cfs out of the lake. Lake Okeechobee (Change in Storage) Flow is -4689 cfs or -9300 AC-FT ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Note: Headwater, tailwater, and stage values below are instantaneous values unless otherwise specified. Headwater Tailwater ----------- Gate Positions ------------ Elevation Elevation Disch #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 (ft-msl) (ft-msl) (cfs) (ft) (ft) (ft) (ft) (ft) (ft) (ft) (ft) (I) see note at bottom North East Shore S133 Pumps: 11.76 10.15 0 0 0 0 0 0 (cfs) S193: ______ S191: 18.69 10.10 -NR- 0.0 -NR- 0.0 S135 Pumps: 9.63 9.69 0 0 0 0 0 (cfs) S135 Culverts: 0 0.0 0.0 North West Shore S65E: 20.90 9.75 500 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 S127 Pumps: 12.04 -NR- 0 0 0 0 0 0 (cfs) S127 Culvert: -NR- -NR- S129 Pumps: 10.14 10.11 0 0 0 0 (cfs) S129 Culvert: 0 0.0 S131 Pumps: 11.55 10.14 0 0 0 (cfs) S131 Culvert: Fisheating Creek nr Palmdale ______ -NR- nr Lakeport ______ C5: ______ 9.60 -NR- -NR- -NR- -NR- South Shore S4 Pumps: 9.57 9.67 0 0 0 0 (cfs) S169: 9.67 9.73 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 S310: ______ -NR- S3 Pumps: ______ -NR- 0 0 0 0 (cfs) S354: -NR- ______ -NR- -NR- -NR- S2 Pumps: 9.96 10.03 0 0 0 0 0 (cfs) S351: 10.03 9.96 -NR- -NR- -NR- -NR- S352: ______ -NR- 440 -NR- -NR- C10A: -NR- 9.98 -NR- -NR- 8.0 -NR- -NR- L8 Canal PT 10.30 2 _________________________________________________________________________ Temporary Pumps S351: 9.96 10.03 -NR- -NR--NR--NR--NR--NR--NR- S352: -NR- ______ 440 -NR--NR--NR--NR- S354: ______ -NR- -NR- -NR--NR--NR--NR- _________________________________________________________________________ Caloosahatchee River (S77, S78, S79) S47B: 9.50 8.99 0.0 0.0 S47D: 9.00 9.22 -7 0.5 S77: Spillway and Sector Flow: 9.65 9.35 84 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Flow Due to Lockages+: 0 S78: Spillway and Sector Flow: 9.36 3.11 115 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Flow Due to Lockages+: 6 S79: Spillway and Sector Flow: 3.08 0.84 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Flow Due to Lockages+: 2 Percent of flow from S77 -NR-% Chloride (ppm) 232 St. Lucie Canal (S308, S80) S308: Spillway and Sector Flow: 10.06 9.68 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Flow Due to Lockages+: 0 S308 Below USGS Flow Gage -20 S153: 18.29 9.50 0 0.0 0.0 S80: Spillway and Sector Flow: 9.82 1.23 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Flow Due to Lockages+: 4 Percent of flow from S308 -NR-% Steele Point Top Salinity (mg/ml) 33 Steele Point Bottom Salinity (mg/ml) 33 Speedy Point Top Salinity (mg/ml) 23 Speedy Point Bottom Salinity (mg/ml) 26 + Flow Due to lockages is computed utilizing average daily headwater and tailwater along with total number of lockages for the day to calculate a volume which is then converted to an average discharge in cfs. ______________________________________________________________________________ ----- Wind ---- Daily Precipitation Totals 1-Day 3-Day 7-Day Direction Speed (inches) (inches) (inches) (Degų) (mph) S133 Pump Station: -NR- 0.00 0.00 S193: -NR- 0.00 0.00 -NR- -NR- Okeechobee Field Station: -NR- 0.00 0.00 S135 Pump Station: -NR- 0.00 0.00 S127 Pump Station: -NR- 0.00 0.00 S129 Pump Station: -NR- 0.00 0.00 S131 Pump Station: -NR- 0.00 0.00 S77: 0.00 0.00 0.00 128 7 S78: 0.00 0.00 0.00 36 4 S79: 0.00 0.00 0.04 189 0 S4 Pump Station: -NR- 0.00 0.00 Clewiston Field Station: -NR- 0.00 0.04 S3 Pump Station: -NR- 0.00 0.02 S2 Pump Station: -NR- 0.00 0.02 S308: 0.00 0.00 0.00 359 16 S80: 0.00 0.00 0.00 58 3 Okeechobee Average 0.00 0.00 0.01 (Sites S78, S79 and S80 not included) ______________________________________________________________________________ Okeechobee Lake Elevations 18 MAY 2008 9.80 Difference from 18MAY08 18MAY08 -1 Day = 17 MAY 2008 9.83 0.03 18MAY08 -2 Days = 16 MAY 2008 9.88 0.08 18MAY08 -3 Days = 15 MAY 2008 9.93 0.13 18MAY08 -4 Days = 14 MAY 2008 9.96 0.16 18MAY08 -5 Days = 13 MAY 2008 9.98 0.18 18MAY08 -6 Days = 12 MAY 2008 9.98 0.18 18MAY08 -7 Days = 11 MAY 2008 10.03 0.23 18MAY08 -30 Days = 18 APR 2008 10.42 0.62 18MAY08 -1 Year = 18 MAY 2007 9.28 -0.52 18MAY08 -2 Year = 18 MAY 2006 12.90 3.10 ______________________________________________________________________________ Long Term Mean 30day Avearge ET for Lake Alfred (Inches) = 4.99 ______________________________________________________________________________ Lake Okeechobee Net Inflow (LONIN) Average Flow over the previous 14 days | Avg-Daily Flow 18MAY08 Today = 18 MAY 2008 -NR- MON | -NR- 18MAY08 -1 Day = 17 MAY 2008 -NR- SUN | -NR- 18MAY08 -2 Days = 16 MAY 2008 -NR- SAT | -NR- 18MAY08 -3 Days = 15 MAY 2008 -NR- FRI | -NR- 18MAY08 -4 Days = 14 MAY 2008 -NR- THU | -NR- 18MAY08 -5 Days = 13 MAY 2008 -NR- WED | -NR- 18MAY08 -6 Days = 12 MAY 2008 -NR- TUE | -NR- 18MAY08 -7 Days = 11 MAY 2008 -NR- MON | -NR- 18MAY08 -8 Days = 10 MAY 2008 -NR- SUN | -NR- 18MAY08 -9 Days = 09 MAY 2008 -NR- SAT | -NR- 18MAY08 -10 Days = 08 MAY 2008 -NR- FRI | -NR- 18MAY08 -11 Days = 07 MAY 2008 -NR- THU | -NR- 18MAY08 -12 Days = 06 MAY 2008 -NR- WED | -NR- 18MAY08 -13 Days = 05 MAY 2008 -NR- TUE | -NR- ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ S65-E Average Flow over previous 14 days | Avg-Daily Flow 18MAY08 Today= 18 MAY 2008 662 MON | 500 18MAY08 -1 Day = 17 MAY 2008 672 SUN | 248 18MAY08 -2 Days = 16 MAY 2008 700 SAT | 464 18MAY08 -3 Days = 15 MAY 2008 712 FRI | 686 18MAY08 -4 Days = 14 MAY 2008 724 THU | 830 18MAY08 -5 Days = 13 MAY 2008 764 WED | 223 18MAY08 -6 Days = 12 MAY 2008 805 TUE | 639 18MAY08 -7 Days = 11 MAY 2008 810 MON | 1196 18MAY08 -8 Days = 10 MAY 2008 795 SUN | 557 18MAY08 -9 Days = 09 MAY 2008 826 SAT | 677 18MAY08 -10 Days = 08 MAY 2008 862 FRI | 944 18MAY08 -11 Days = 07 MAY 2008 882 THU | 838 18MAY08 -12 Days = 06 MAY 2008 929 WED | 693 18MAY08 -13 Days = 05 MAY 2008 984 TUE | 767 ______________________________________________________________________________ Lake Okeechobee Outlets Last 14 Days S-77 S-77 S-78 S-78 Below S308 S-308 Discharge Discharge Discharge Discharge Discharge Discharge (0700-2100) (ALL DAY) (0700-2100) (ALL DAY) (ALL DAY) (ALL DAY) DATE (AC-FT) (AC-FT) (AC-FT) (AC-FT) (AC-FT) (AC-FT) 18 MAY 2008 7 167 152 239 -40 1 17 MAY 2008 204 421 158 275 -68 0 16 MAY 2008 576 912 157 271 506 153 15 MAY 2008 730 1214 158 275 346 125 14 MAY 2008 536 325 156 265 223 46 13 MAY 2008 -549 -707 99 134 -53 1 12 MAY 2008 0 1 0 9 45 2 11 MAY 2008 497 756 0 89 -39 0 10 MAY 2008 572 986 156 288 -40 0 09 MAY 2008 637 1200 134 267 52 28 08 MAY 2008 585 1103 136 277 385 73 07 MAY 2008 489 921 139 -NR- 56 34 06 MAY 2008 454 873 0 8 157 50 05 MAY 2008 383 723 0 91 207 2 S-79 S-310 S-351 S-352 S-354 L8 Canal Pt Discharge Discharge Discharge Discharge Discharge Discharge (ALL DAY) (ALL DAY) (ALL DAY) (ALL DAY) (ALL DAY) (ALL DAY) DATE (AC-FT) (AC-FT) (AC-FT) (AC-FT) (AC-FT) (AC-FT) 18 MAY 2008 3 -NR- -NR- 873 -NR- 5 17 MAY 2008 4 -NR- -NR- 873 -NR- -0 16 MAY 2008 1 -NR- -NR- 873 -NR- -4 15 MAY 2008 3 -NR- -NR- 873 -NR- -16 14 MAY 2008 3 -NR- -NR- 577 -NR- 9 13 MAY 2008 2 -NR- -NR- 619 -NR- 60 12 MAY 2008 2 -NR- -NR- 627 -NR- 60 11 MAY 2008 3 -NR- -NR- 654 -NR- 1 10 MAY 2008 5 -NR- -NR- 654 -NR- -21 09 MAY 2008 3 -NR- -NR- 654 -NR- 9 08 MAY 2008 2 -NR- -NR- 654 -NR- 87 07 MAY 2008 -NR- -NR- -NR- 654 -NR- 20 06 MAY 2008 4 -NR- -NR- 644 -NR- 3 05 MAY 2008 3 -NR- -NR- 654 -NR- 21 *** NOTE: 1) Discharge from (0700-2100) is computed using Spillway and Sector Gate Discharges from 0700 hrs to 2100 hrs. 2) Discharge (ALL DAY) is computed using Spillway, Sector Gate and Lockages Discharges from 0015 hrs to 2400 hrs. ______________________________________________________________________________ (I) - Flows preceeded by "I" signify an instantaneous flow computed from the single value reported for the day ______________________________________________________________________________ * As of 11 May 1999, Lake Okeechobee Elevation was switched from Instantaneous 2400 value to an average-daily lake average. On 14 Mar 2001, due to the isolation of various gages within the standard 10 stations, we began using the average of the interior 4 station gages as the official Lake Okeechobee Elevation. * On 16 April 2007, Lake Okeechobee Elevation was switched to a 8 gage mixture of interior and exterior gages due to wind effects on Lake O (When the 4 station gages are not working the 10 station elevation is used) Today Lake Okechobee elevation is determined from the 4 interior stations ++ For more information see the Jacksonville District Navigation website at http://www.saj.usace.army.mil/hydroSurvey/hydro.htm $ For information regarding Lake Okeechobee Service Area water restrictions please refer to www.sfwmd.gov ______________________________________________________________________________ Report Generated 19MAY2008 @ 14:15 ** Preliminary Data - Subject to Revision **