Lake Okeechobee Conditions Report October 27, 2009

 

According to the USACE web site, Lake Okeechobee stage is 14.14’ NGVD for the period ending at midnight October 26, 2009, which is 0.05' lower than a week ago, 0.42’ lower than a month ago, and 0.77’ lower than a year ago.  The current stage is 0.92’ below the historical average for this date and 0.13’ above the simulated average using the current regulation schedule (LORS2008).  Total reported inflows are 181 cfs and include flows through S65E (156 cfs),S129 (6 cfs), S131 (6 cfs),and Fisheating Creek (18 cfs). S133 is not reporting.   According to the Raindar 7 day average there was no direct rain fall over the lake this past week. Lake outflows total 206 cfs, all of it through S77 with the L8 at Canal Point not reporting.

Lake Okeechobee field crews traversing the pelagic zone this week reported no evidence of bloom conditions.

Yesterday (October 26, 2009) FWC began aerial treatments of 3000 acres of floating aquatic weeds. This is the first time this year that treatments will be within bulrush heads but bulrush are well along in their annual senescence so this is the best time of the year to do such treatments. Nevertheless, the resulting appearance of treated bulrush may cause concern among lake users. The exotic grass Luziola is appearing in  more places within the lake. “Quite a few” purple swamp hens are reported nesting in the southern part of the lake.


Back to Lake Okeechobee Operations Main Page

Back to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers LORSS Homepage