Lake Okeechobee Conditions Report September 2, 2008:

According to the USACE web site, Lake Okeechobee stage is 14.60’ NGVD, which is 0.97’ higher than a week ago, 3.69’ higher than a month ago, and 4.10’ higher than it was a year ago.  The current stage is 0.35’ above the historical average for this date, and 1.36’ above the simulated historical average for the current regulation schedule (LORS2008).  Total reported inflows are 19324 cfs, with contributions from the Kissimmee River (11895 cfs), S84 (1235 cfs), S71 (2287 cfs), S72 (781 cfs), S191 (1100 cfs), Fisheating Creek (1261 cfs), and the L8 at canal point (485 cfs).  Backpumping from the EAA is occurring through S4 at 235 cfs.  Outflows of 265 are reported through S154.  No flow data are available for the S77 or S308.

 

Last week, field crews resampled 74 of the 154 annual mapping grid cells that had SAV prior to TS Fay.  Plants were still present at all but 3 cells.  These 3 cells had very sparse plants initially and the lack of plants in the post sampling may be due to patchiness and not to wind and wave effects.  Crews reported very little floating or uprooted vegetation (submerged or emergent), and most of what was observed was cattail that had been dead prior to the storm.  No blooms or toxins were present during either the July phytoplankton sampling or immediately following TS Fay.  A bloom was reported near Port Myacca on 8/29, but a crew sent out today found no blooms in that area.

 

 

 


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