Lake Okeechobee Conditions Report December 30, 2008:

 

According to the USACE web site, Lake Okeechobee stage is 14.03’ NGVD, which is 0.04’ lower than a week ago, 0.22’ lower than a month ago, and 3.75’ higher than it was a year ago.  The current stage is 0.62’ below the historical average for this date, and 0.51’ above the simulated historical average for the current regulation schedule (LORS2008).  Total reported inflows are 246 cfs and include contributions from S65E (106 cfs), S71 (126 cfs) and Fisheating Creek (14 cfs).  Total reported outflows are 1315 and include environmental releases to the Caloosahatchee River (412 cfs), water-supply releases through S351, S352, and S354 (583 cfs), and releases to the L8 at Canal Point (266 cfs) and to the St. Lucie Canal at S308 (54 cfs).

 

Next Monday (January 5), the District in cooperation with the USACE and the FWC will begin aerially treating approximately 1000 acres of water hyacinth and water lettuce.  This treatment is directed at eliminating large rafts of these floating plants along the shoreline, primarily between Fisheating Bay and the Kissimmee River. Spray boat operations that began after TS Fay will also continue treating an additional 500 acres of these species.  These treatments will impose no water use or fishing restrictions.

 

 

 

 

 


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