Lake Okeechobee Conditions Report
May 27, 2008:
According
to the USACE web site, Lake
Okeechobee stage is 9.76’ NGVD,
which is 0.02’ lower than a week ago and 0.60’ lower than a month
ago. The current stage is 0.70’ higher than it was a year ago and
3.48’ below its historical average for this time of year. Reported
inflows include 744 cfs from the Kissimmee
River. Reported outflows include 141 cfs
through the S77. Outflows also are occurring through temporary forward
pumps at S351 and S354, but discharge volumes are not reported on the web
site.
Monthly
phytoplankton monitoring was performed on May 22. Six of nine sites had
sufficient water for sampling. Mean secchi
depth was 0.28 m (compared to 0.45 m in April). Chlorophyll data are not
yet available, but bloom conditions were not observed at any of the stations.
All
5 wildfires burning in the lake’s littoral zone are nearly or fully
contained and only one at Lakeport near Fisheating
Creek is expanding. Conditions were improved by rainfall in this area
over the last several days. Approximately 26,000 acres have burned.
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