Lake
Okeechobee Conditions Report October 23, 2007:
According
to the USACE web site, Lake
Okeechobee stage is 10.22’ NGVD, which
is 0.14’ higher than a week ago and 0.54’ higher than a month
ago. The current stage is 2.68’ lower than it was a year ago and
remains almost 5’ below its historical average for this time of
year. Total surface inflows are 1161 cfs and
include discharges through the S65E, S84, and S191
structures. This total does not include gravity flows that might be
occurring from WCA1 or through the S77 and S308
structures. No surface outflows are reported.
Monthly
phytoplankton monitoring was completed last week. Six of the nine
monitoring sites were sampled for nutrients and phytoplankton. The
remaining 3 sites were dry. No algal blooms were reported.
An
interagency workshop will be held on October 24 to plan in-lake restoration
projects for implementation in conjunction with the low lake stages anticipated
for this coming dry season.
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