Lake Okeechobee Conditions Report
June 24, 2008:
According
to the USACE web site, Lake
Okeechobee stage is 9.32’ NGVD,
which is 0.05’ higher than a week ago and 0.43’ lower than a month
ago. The current stage is 0.40’ higher than it was a year ago and
4.06’ below its historical average for this time of year. Total
reported inflows are approximately 1600-1700 cfs and
include 496 cfs from the Kissimmee
River, 553 cfs through the S71, 133 cfs through the S72, 246 cfs from
the L8 at Canal Point, and approximately 200-300 cfs
through the S308. No outflows are reported.
Monthly
phytoplankton monitoring was conducted yesterday. Despite calm
conditions, secchi depths were only 30-50% of total
depth. The cause of these rather low transparencies could not be
determined. The water column had a slight greenish hue, but otherwise
there were no signs of bloom formation at any of the sampling locations.
Muck
removal operations are underway in the littoral zone in the vicinity of Worm
Cove and Horse Island. Approximately 130 acres
will be scraped within the next few weeks. A similar project
approximately 50 acres in size should begin in the Harney Pond area within the
next few weeks and be completed by August.
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