According
to the USACE web site,
The annual mapping of the
entire submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) community
is concluded. The abundance of SAV at
approximately 277 shoreline sites has been documented and preliminary results
indicate that Chara is the dominant plant
species covering approximately 28,664 acres along the southern and western
shorelines. Coverage in the northern region was limited to approximately
494 acres of very sparse Vallisneria near the
southwest corner of King’s Bar. Light algal bloom formations were
observed at many of the southern and western sites during this survey.
Approximately
8,000 acres of torpedograss from the Indian Prairie
marsh south to the Moore Haven marsh are currently being treated at a rate of
approximately 670 acres per day. The intent is to treat at least 12,000
acres this year while lake levels are low.