Lake Okeechobee Conditions Report
September 25, 2007:
According
to the USACE web site, Lake
Okeechobee stage is 9.78’ NGVD,
which is 0.13’ higher than a week ago and 0.25’ higher than a month
ago. The current stage is 3.65’ lower than it was a year ago and
remains approximately 5’ below its historical average for this time of
year. Total surface inflows are not reported due to missing data from the
S65E (Kissimmee River). No surface
outflows are reported.
Monthly
algal bloom monitoring was conducted at 5 sites on the 12th of
September. Chlorophyll concentrations were well below bloom levels
(defined as concentrations ≥40 ppb) at 4 sites and just at bloom levels
(39 ppb) at one site near the Clewiston water intake. Algal toxin data
for this month have not been reported. Total phosphorus concentrations
averaged 99 ppb, with highest concentrations (213 ppb) at the mouth of the Kissimmee River and lowest concentrations (46-54 ppb)
near the western and southern shores.
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