Lake Okeechobee Conditions Report December 16, 2008:
According
to the USACE web site, Lake Okeechobee stage
is 14.17’ NGVD, which is 0.01’ higher than a week ago, 0.42’
lower than a month ago, and 3.85’ higher than it was a year ago.
The current stage is 0.55’ below the historical average for this date,
and 0.55’ above the simulated historical average for the current
regulation schedule (LORS2008). Total reported inflows are 298 cfs and include contributions from S65E (280 cfs) and Fisheating Creek (18 cfs). Outflows are not reported but releases to the
estuaries were adjusted from 450 to 650 cfs to the
Caloosahatchee Estuary (as measured from W.P Franklin
Lock and Dam at S-79) and discontinued to the St. Lucie Canal.
November water-quality monitoring results are now available.
All 25 monitoring stations had sufficient water for sampling. Total P averaged 225 ppb lakewide (compared to 155 ppb
in October) and 177 ppb at nearshore
stations (compared to 138 ppb in October). Total suspended solids (TSS)
averaged 67 ppm lakewide (compared to 25 ppm in
October) and 27 ppm at nearshore stations (compared
to 12 ppm in October).
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