Lake Okeechobee Conditions Report July 10, 2007:

 

According to the USACE web site, Lake Okeechobee stage is 9.10’ NGVD today which is 0.28’ higher than it was a week ago and 0.12’ higher than it was a month ago. Surface inflows are 1537 cfs. and surface outflows are not reported due to missing S77 and S308 data.

 

The monthly SAV sampling is complete and 15 of the 23 sites visited had plants.  Last month 9 of the 20 sites visited had plants. A total of 43 sites were dry which is similar to last month.  Moderate to dense beds of Chara were observed off of the northwest tip of Ritta Island and east of Kreamer Island in Pelican Bay. Sparse to moderate Chara was also observed along the western shore from Clewiston to the Cochran’s Pass area. Very sparse Chara is beginning to appear along the northern shore in the Tin House Cove area and west of King’s Bar.  Light penetration is excellent with Secchi Depth to Total Depth ratios of 1.0 at all sites indicating most of the light is reaching the bottom in the nearshore areas.

 

In the past 2 weeks, approximately 5000 acres of the previously burned marsh areas in Indian Prairie and north of the Moore Haven canal were treated for torpedograss regrowth

 

The in-lake muck removal efforts are complete and approximately 1.9 million cubic yards of phosphorus-rich muck were removed from the lake bottom.

 


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