Lake Okeechobee Conditions Report October 9, 2007:

 

According to the USACE web site, Lake Okeechobee stage is 10.11’ NGVD, which is 0.26’ higher than a week ago and 0.52’ higher than a month ago.  The current stage is 3.12’ lower than it was a year ago and remains 5’ below its historical average for this time of year.  Total surface inflows are 1643 cfs and include discharges through the S65E, S84, and S191 structures.  This total does not include gravity flows that might be occurring through the S77 and S308 structures.  No surface outflows are reported.

 

Monthly submerged-aquatic-vegetation (SAV) monitoring was completed during the past week.  SAV was present at 21 of 32 sites sampled across the southern and western sides of the lake.  The macroalga Chara continues to be the dominant SAV, although the vascular plant Vallisineria is being found with increasing frequency.  No algal blooms were observed during this sampling.  The latest monitoring data support a continued trend of increasing water clarity and SAV abundance, declining phosphorus concentrations, and a near-absence of severe algal blooms in nearshore areas of the lake during the past year. 

 


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