According
to the USACE web site,
Generally
light algal bloom activity continues to occur around the lake. Locations
experiencing some surface-bloom activity include the shoreline from S191 to
Vegetation
management crews have been active on the lake in recent weeks. The large
monoculture of the invasive exotic plant Luziola
previously reported at the mouth of Fisheating Creek
has been successfully treated with no evidence of regrowth.
Another invasive grass, West Indian Marsh Grass, has greatly increased in
coverage since Tropical Storm Fay and is being treated. Large growths of
water hyacinth and water lettuce have also developed and are being treated.
Spikerush stands that established this past summer along the lake
shoreline continue to persist despite continued high lake stage. Stands along
the southern shoreline still appear healthy, but those along the northwestern
shoreline appear stressed, likely due to a combination of deep water,
turbidity, and wave action.
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