Application of the The Lake Okeechobee Net Inflow Outlook has been computed using 4
methods: Croley's method1, the SFWMD empirical method2,
a sub-sampling of La Nina years3 and a sub-sampling of warm years
in the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) in combination with La Nina
years4. The results for Croley's method and the SFWMD empirical
method are based on the CPC
outlook. Table of the Lake Okeechobee Net Inflow Outlooks in feet of
equivalent depth. All methods are updated on a weekly basis with observed net
inflow for the current month.
See Seasonal
and Multi-Seasonal
tables for the classification of Lake Okeechobee Outlooks. The numeric limits
on the classifications were changed effective 15 March 2005 per USACE
approval. Refer to the Environmental
Assessment (EA) for the Temporary Planned Deviation to Adjust Classifications
of Hydrologic Indicators and Forecasts (December 2004) . The recommended methods
and values for use in the WSE decision trees for estimation of Tributary Hydrologic
Conditions Graph: 327 cfs 14
day running average for S65E flows through 11/25/07. -1.26 inches** of
30 day running sum for net rainfall through 11/25/07. The wettest of the two conditions above is Dry ** Negative
net rainfall indicates the evapo-transpiration (ET) is greater than rainfall. Stage value taken from the USACE Report for Lake Okeechobee Lake
Okeechobee Stage Hydrograph Bottom line for Zone D = 15.05 ft. Part
1 of WSE: Discharge to WCA's
Decision Tree Outcome: No
Regulatory Discharge Release Decision: Part
2 of WSE: Discharge to Tidewater Decision Tree: No Regulatory
Discharge Release Decision: Technical Input Summaries from: ·
Everglades Ecosystems Division ·
Water Resource Management Release Recommendation ·
Kissimmee Watershed Environmental Conditions |