Lake Okeechobee Conditions Report August 14, 2007:

 

According to the USACE web site, Lake Okeechobee stage is 9.46’ NGVD today which is the same as it was a week ago and 0.36’ higher than it was a month ago. Surface inflows are 1210 cfs. and surface outflows are not reported due to missing S77 and S308 data.

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.  

 


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