Application of the The
Lake Okeechobee Net Inflow Outlook has been computed using 4 methods: Croley's method1,
the SFWMD empirical method2, a
sub-sampling of La Nina years3 and a
sub-sampling of warm years in the Atlantic Multidecadal
Oscillation (AMO) in combination with La Nina years4. The results for Croley's
method and the SFWMD empirical method are based on the CPC
outlook. Table
of the Lake Okeechobee Net Inflow Outlooks in feet of equivalent depth. All
methods are updated on a weekly basis with observed net inflow for the
current month.
See Seasonal and Multi-Seasonal tables for the classification of Lake Okeechobee Outlooks. The numeric limits on the classifications were changed effective 15 March 2005 per USACE approval. Refer to the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Temporary Planned Deviation to Adjust Classifications of Hydrologic Indicators and Forecasts (December 2004) . The recommended methods and values
for use in the WSE decision trees for estimation of
Tributary Hydrologic Conditions Graph: 892 cfs 14 day running
average for S65E flows through 08/19/07. 1.99 inches** of 30 day running sum for net rainfall
through 08/19/07. The wettest of the two conditions above is ** Negative net rainfall indicates the evapo-transpiration (ET) is greater than rainfall. Stage value taken from the USACE Report for Lake Okeechobee Lake Okeechobee Stage Hydrograph Bottom line for Zone D = 14.62 ft. Part 1 of WSE: Discharge to WCA's Decision Tree Outcome: No Regulatory Discharge Release Decision: Part
2 of WSE: Discharge to Tidewater Decision Tree: No Regulatory Discharge Release Decision: Technical Input Summaries from: ·
Everglades
Ecosystems Division ·
Water
Resource Management Release Recommendation ·
Kissimmee
Watershed Environmental Conditions |