Lake Okeechobee Conditions Report
December 18, 2007:
According
to the USACE web site, Lake
Okeechobee stage is 10.24’ NGVD,
which is 0.06’ higher than a week ago and 0.07’ lower than a month
ago. The current stage is 1.86’ lower than it was a year ago and
4.58’ below its historical average for this time of year. Total
reported surface inflows have increased from last week and include flows of 424
cfs from the Kissimmee River (S65E),
168 cfs through the S77, and 179 cfs
through the L8 at Canal Point. No outflows are reported.
Results
of November phytoplankton bloom monitoring show a continued absence of bloom
formation. Seven out of 9 monitoring stations had sufficient water for
sampling. The average chlorophyll concentration was 13 ppb, well below
bloom levels (> 40 ppb). No algal toxins were detected. Total
P concentrations averaged 118 ppb. These results are similar to those
from the past few months.
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